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Re:Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux ke... by amusingimpala75 on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @09:23PM (#44968163)
I think what they meant is: there’s already so many other ways to fingerprint (say, canvas) that a common user agent doesn’t significantly help you
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Re:Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux ke... by johnecheck on Thursday August 21, 2025 @06:46PM (#44979066)
'There's so many cliffs around that not jumping off that one barely helps you'.

I meeeeeannn... sure? I know that browser fingerprinting works quite well without, but custom headers are actually a game over in terms of not getting tracked.

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