Re:A comprehensive study of how fingerprintable users are
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:26PM
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Lots of www users are getting fingerprinted no doubt
But it's not difficult to avoid giving away unnecessary details used to create fingerprints, it's just that few people care to do it
I don't use a browser to make HTTP requests, so I have almost full control over fingerprints. There's no Javascript, cookies, CSS or images. No graphics. I use different combinations of headers, usually only Host and Connection because that's all that's needed. I use different UA values if a UA header is required, I use various TLS libraries, I can manipulate the client hello
Of course anyone can collect a fingerprint but not all fingerprints indicate a worthy ad target. I avoid ads 100%. There are probsbly "bots" that send more details than me
"OHTTP" sounds like the dumbest idea I have heard in a while. That's an opinion, everyone has one. "Oblivious" is certainly the right word. It's aimed at oblivious people in hopes they will think the problem is solved and continue to send excessive amounts of detail that can be used to create fingerprints
But it's not difficult to avoid giving away unnecessary details used to create fingerprints, it's just that few people care to do it
I don't use a browser to make HTTP requests, so I have almost full control over fingerprints. There's no Javascript, cookies, CSS or images. No graphics. I use different combinations of headers, usually only Host and Connection because that's all that's needed. I use different UA values if a UA header is required, I use various TLS libraries, I can manipulate the client hello
Of course anyone can collect a fingerprint but not all fingerprints indicate a worthy ad target. I avoid ads 100%. There are probsbly "bots" that send more details than me
"OHTTP" sounds like the dumbest idea I have heard in a while. That's an opinion, everyone has one. "Oblivious" is certainly the right word. It's aimed at oblivious people in hopes they will think the problem is solved and continue to send excessive amounts of detail that can be used to create fingerprints