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0 pointsrdtsc5y ago0 comments

Is there anything a user could do to switch a common "corporate laptop" profile, either manually (set this resolution, these fonts, etc) or via an extension.

I know about Privacy Badger and they provide some protection but not from all fingerprinting. Their statement about is:

https://privacybadger.org/#Does-Privacy-Badger-prevent-finge...

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Privacy Badger can detect canvas based fingerprinting, and will block third party domains that use it. Detection of other forms of fingerprinting and protections against first-party fingerprinting are ongoing projects.

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welfare5y ago

You could potentially run some sort of "guest account" on your OS that is wiped clean on logout.

npteljes5y ago

Tor Browser is trying to do something like this, even going so far to restrict viewport resolutions to some common multiple, leaving you with black bars for the remaining space.

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