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Re: "Looking for an alternative, smolweb inspired, web..."
@gemalaya I don't think they require JS or at least they didn't! With JS off, BTW, you are probably unique within a city block or so. The problem is that the smaller your 'fingerprint', the more unique you are! The best strategy is using the same signature as Tor browser, it is fairly unique but all for users share it. And make sure there are no typos or extra spaces -- that would obviously make you very unique..
This is maybe the only situation where obscurity (by looking as every tor user) is as close to anonymity as you can get.
Modern surveillance equipment used by corporations that extract huge profits from extracting, packaging and selling data is very sophisticated. Even when you think you have no footprint, you are leaking information based on timing, pattern of browsing (you don't browse randomly), minor variations in requests, etc.
Don't forget about forward security -- Even when they don't know who you are, they will build an extensive dossier with your history. One day you may slip up and log into gmail, or leak enough info, and years of hiding goes up in smoke.
May 28 · 6 weeks ago
@stack Tried it without JS and it says:
"Almost! Only browsers out of the observed browsers have exactly the same fingerprint as yours (NaN %)."
@gemalaya You are unique. That is bad.
@stack Almost :) Indeed. Thanks for the insights, i'll work on it.
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