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Re:Show HN: We got tired of asking 'What browser are you usi... by ck2 on Monday September 10, 2012 @09:28AM (#4499629)
Woefully incomplete - you aren't even exploring navigator.plugins, installed fonts, DOM storage settings, etc.

https://panopticlick.eff.org/index.php?action=log&js=yes

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Re:Show HN: We got tired of asking 'What browser are you usi... by heyitsnick on Monday September 10, 2012 @10:02AM (#4499772)
It's this kind of negativity I wish I never read on Show HN threads. Woeful? Seriously? Deplorably bad or wretched[1]? It's an MVP of an interesting concept and this is how you respond?

1. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/woefully

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Re:Show HN: We got tired of asking 'What browser are you usi... by citricsquid on Monday September 10, 2012 @10:06AM (#4499790)
I thought ck2 was joking because the one he linked includes everything and was designed to show just how information you leak; not to exist as a way to quickly get a users info.

Maybe not, though.

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Re:Show HN: We got tired of asking 'What browser are you usi... by MartinCron on Monday September 10, 2012 @12:53PM (#4500723)
I can't even begin to count the times where I was unable to resolve a support problem because I didn't know the client browser's... font support?

Yeah, woeful indeed.

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Re:Show HN: We got tired of asking 'What browser are you usi... by prateekdayal on Monday September 10, 2012 @09:35AM (#4499661)
Sorry to disappoint you. This is just a MVP and we will be adding a lot more stuff (including Java detection) in the coming weeks. Please follow us on Twitter to stay updated (since we don't want to capture your email address)
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Re:Show HN: We got tired of asking 'What browser are you usi... by andyjohnson0 on Monday September 10, 2012 @09:56AM (#4499750)
I think you are being a bit hard on them. This is aimed at tech support scenarios. Its not a privacy tool.
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