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Re:TeamViewer installs suspicious font only useful for web f... by cyanydeez on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @07:58PM (#32174066)
It identifies who has teams and who doesn't.

Headline says "fingerprinting"

If it's public information exposed through a browser and uniquely provides a bit of info, it's good for fingerprinting.

End of line.

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Re:TeamViewer installs suspicious font only useful for web f... by throwaway290 on Thursday July 21, 2022 @04:30AM (#32177011)
> It identifies who has teams and who doesn't.

Which is not fingerprinting.

> Headline says "fingerprinting"

Which is obvious clickbait.

Learn the terms.

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Re:TeamViewer installs suspicious font only useful for web f... by cyanydeez on Saturday July 23, 2022 @01:53PM (#32205713)
You don't understand how fingerprinting works, both LItTerAllY and for browsers.
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