Hello everyone! I saw that disabling JavaScript was good to prevent fingerprinting. However, something’s holding me up from doing so: since only a minority of the Internet users block it, won’t it make me more easy to identify?

Even if it’s harder to load trackers or fingerprinting scripts, what if one manage to load? Will the fact that I disabled JavaScript make me more “unique” ?

Thanks in advance for any help!

  • Pomal@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    This is Information Theory at work. You’re compacting (n+1) signals, where n is any number between 1 and infinity, to 1. With javascript execution, anyone can get timing, webgl, location, device hardware access, etc… Without it, they just get a single bit that tells them to fuck off.