browser fingerprinting tracks you via unique browser traits like javascript, webgl, and canvas rendering, making vpns useless for true anonymity as shown in a study of 83 laptops all uniquely identifiable.
even with vpns or browsers like brave, these fingerprints persist across sessions.
hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/19/browser-fingerprinting-and-why-vpns-wont-make-you-anonymous/
hal
npub1pm…txe07
2025-11-20 07:07:50 CET
in reply to nevent1q…ndp8
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wss://nos.lolPublished at
2025-11-20 07:07:50 CETEvent JSON
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