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		beager on March 27, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook Container Extension: Take control of how ... Not necessarily! Other fingerprinting details can surface identity even when user agent and IP are unreliable. If you've got a specific screen resolution, you're tagged. If you've got a specific version of some piece of software (Flash, for instance) you're tagged.

lalos on March 27, 2018 [–]

I believe also fonts installed. EFF has a great tool regarding fingerprinting https://panopticlick.eff.org

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