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Re:Google personalizes search results even when you’re logge... by jakelazaroff on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @07:11PM (#18604696)
Even with a VPN it's possible to somewhat reliably fingerprint browsers, no? You can check user agent, screen size, installed plug-ins, etc.
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Re:Google personalizes search results even when you’re logge... by nielsbot on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @07:34PM (#18604809)
Yes, see antsar's comment below:

Try this: https://panopticlick.eff.org/

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Re:Google personalizes search results even when you’re logge... by bo1024 on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @10:28PM (#18605479)
Disable javascript by default!
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