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by gus_massa 4752 days ago
For example, you can test the browser fingerprint with the Panopticlick service of the EFF: https://panopticlick.eff.org/ My report:

Browser Characteristic: bits of identifying information User Agent: 9.43 HTTP_ACCEPT Headers: 19.19 Browser Plugin Details: 21.51+ Time Zone: 7.13 Screen Size and Color Depth: 5.38 System Fonts: 20.51 Are Cookies Enabled?: 0.43 Limited supercookie test: 4.41

I'm a unique snowflake!

Total (assuming independence): 87.99 Word population (log_2): 32.73