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Re:Show HN: Browser extension that spoofs your location data... by TechBro8615 on Monday June 13, 2022 @11:08AM (#31726656)
Consider some “people who downloaded and executed ga.js from misinfo.gov.” What is the relative size of these three anonymity sets?

* browser with IP in USA but timezone in Russia

* browser with IP in USA and timezone in USA

* browser with IP in Russia with timezone in Russia

Hint: it’s the middle one. The smaller the anonymity set, the more conspicuous and therefore fingerprintable you are.

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