how unique is your browsing configuration?
holy bollocks! apparently my browser has a unique system fingerprint (out of 84,084 tested so far),that’s pretty damn unique.
my setup gives away ‘16.32 bits’ of info and in theory you only need 32 bits of this type of entropic info to identify someone… eep.
this ‘fingerprint’ is based on browser type, OS, browser plugins, system fonts etc etc…
the basic gist is that even if you’ve disable cookies etc etc, the combination and rarity of the minutia of your browsing setup can still identify you…
scary shit huh?
if you feel like checking yours out, or just want to see what the hell i’m talking about, have a gander at:
https://panopticlick.eff.org/
and the theory behind it is explained here:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/01/primer-information-theory-and-privacy
