@Chris Hay May I suggest an additional video: "browser fingerprinting explained - how it works and why it's good". E.g. explain 1) how it can prevent fraud. 2) how it can prevent some sites to steal other sites content (Copyright violation) There are many good examples where browser fingerprinting can serve a good purpose.
Turning on ResistFingerprinting breaks youtube videos for me. There's bands across the lower half. I found a supposed "fix" for it by adding a line to your filter list but it does not work for me.
One question, why in the first place our browser sharing these footprints and if it is required for some xyz reason than why browser like brave sharing wrong instead or mixed? I'm newbee little here, plz explain. Thanks.
You can't avoid it, unless you disable both CSS and JS, and that alone will make you unique, so... no Let's say you disable javascript, because you do not want the javascript based fingerprinting, which is very popular, well... there is a CSS function called @supports, which can be used for much the same. Then, I wonder about the HTTP communcation in itself too. Because once back in time some tests were made on different browsers, which showed that different browsers and versions sent HTTP headers in diferent orders. Also, if you disable javascript or CSS, your browser will make a HTTP request each and every time for each page, and that is another datapoint. Nope. You cannot avoid fingerprinting. But you can use different browsers for different purposes. And that is probably the best way to go.
How will brave react to @supports and @media, because if it screws that up, the user experience can be pretty bad. You know with the new @media queries you not only can get an estimate of the width and height, but also the prefered dark/light theme and whether you like animations or not and so on.
Tons of these parameters are highly correlated with each other (they will be the same for a specific computer model), which I feel like you failed to emphasize. However, I agree, with a few customizations and it doesn't take much for a user to become "unique". In my case, one of the killers is that I have multiple languages enabled in a combination that apparently is highly unusual.
This is not a bad practice as it doesnt identify the person by any personal details such as name, email, device id, etc.. it is simply a way to assign a hashed secret key to a website visitor which is stored on the websites server. No code or cookie is stired in the users browser at any point. This method is used to identify a user when they revisit a website. Your bank uses fingerprinting to make sure it's you logging in and not someone else. This tech is also used by Amazon to make sure it's you placing an order and not some guy in russia fraudulabtly using your account. This method repsects privacy as much as is possible and still maintain a high level of security for your online assets. Bottom line this tech is needed and should not be seen as bad or as an enemy. If you want to worry about being tracked worry about biometrics, yeah today its a fingerprint tomorrow your dna. Now thats sonething to make a video about.
hey kenny.. i agree for those use-cases it's an understandable technique for the fraud cases.. the danger is the linking of accounts when personally identifiable details are linked. i'll do a vid and show what i meant... agree on dna point.. slippery slope
Hey Chris! Awesome video, love the channel. Great background lighting :)
Thanks Dave!!! Glad you like, and yeah gone a bit crazy with the lights :)
Great video! Thanks for the info! Computer science is fascinating!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Chris Hay
May I suggest an additional video: "browser fingerprinting explained - how it works and why it's good". E.g. explain 1) how it can prevent fraud. 2) how it can prevent some sites to steal other sites content (Copyright violation)
There are many good examples where browser fingerprinting can serve a good purpose.
heyyyy, thanks for the suggestion
Turning on ResistFingerprinting breaks youtube videos for me. There's bands across the lower half. I found a supposed "fix" for it by adding a line to your filter list but it does not work for me.
Hope to see more videos on how to hide and modify your browser fingerprint
now i understand why we can't use netflix same account on different machines maybe this is the reason
can you review antidetect browser software Multilogin - Hidemyacc - Gologin - Adspower?
One question, why in the first place our browser sharing these footprints and if it is required for some xyz reason than why browser like brave sharing wrong instead or mixed? I'm newbee little here, plz explain. Thanks.
Can you do a tutorial on how to evade fingerprinting using browser emulators like Puppeteer with Node JS?
Sure sounds like a good shout.. happy to do that
You can't avoid it, unless you disable both CSS and JS, and that alone will make you unique, so... no
Let's say you disable javascript, because you do not want the javascript based fingerprinting, which is very popular, well... there is a CSS function called @supports, which can be used for much the same.
Then, I wonder about the HTTP communcation in itself too. Because once back in time some tests were made on different browsers, which showed that different browsers and versions sent HTTP headers in diferent orders.
Also, if you disable javascript or CSS, your browser will make a HTTP request each and every time for each page, and that is another datapoint.
Nope. You cannot avoid fingerprinting.
But you can use different browsers for different purposes. And that is probably the best way to go.
*Add Trace ekstension to change Screen resolution on brave browser or Vivaldi Browser*
How will brave react to @supports and @media, because if it screws that up, the user experience can be pretty bad. You know with the new @media queries you not only can get an estimate of the width and height, but also the prefered dark/light theme and whether you like animations or not and so on.
congratulations on the content could you share the code? I would like to study this!
Amazing content keep up the good work
Awesome, thank you, glad it was useful
Tons of these parameters are highly correlated with each other (they will be the same for a specific computer model), which I feel like you failed to emphasize. However, I agree, with a few customizations and it doesn't take much for a user to become "unique". In my case, one of the killers is that I have multiple languages enabled in a combination that apparently is highly unusual.
thanks again ..keep going
thank you, glad you like that vid.. it's quite different to my other vids.
@@chrishayuk yes > excellent
thanks
Good video but i couldn’t see that code and don’t talk, WTF those variables names was ! It’s essential to learn how to code, not just program !
Man we need the code for education purposes. I'm a college student and your code would be helpful for my research. please
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Don't use your fingerprint. Swipe useing a knuckle.
This is not a bad practice as it doesnt identify the person by any personal details such as name, email, device id, etc.. it is simply a way to assign a hashed secret key to a website visitor which is stored on the websites server. No code or cookie is stired in the users browser at any point. This method is used to identify a user when they revisit a website. Your bank uses fingerprinting to make sure it's you logging in and not someone else. This tech is also used by Amazon to make sure it's you placing an order and not some guy in russia fraudulabtly using your account. This method repsects privacy as much as is possible and still maintain a high level of security for your online assets. Bottom line this tech is needed and should not be seen as bad or as an enemy. If you want to worry about being tracked worry about biometrics, yeah today its a fingerprint tomorrow your dna. Now thats sonething to make a video about.
hey kenny.. i agree for those use-cases it's an understandable technique for the fraud cases.. the danger is the linking of accounts when personally identifiable details are linked. i'll do a vid and show what i meant... agree on dna point.. slippery slope
congratulations on the content could you share the code? I would like to study this!
good shout, will share