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miles01110

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Jul 24, 2006
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The Ivory Tower (I'm not coming down)
The Panoptoclick project tests the uniqueness of your browser configuration based on this methodology. I found it pretty interesting, as occasionally people want to know how you can be identified (or how someone identifies you) online.

Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 153,963 tested so far.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 17.23 bits of identifying information.

Doh.
 
Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 161,177 tested so far.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 17.3 bits of identifying information.
 
Ananymous? I think they'd pick you out in a heart beat. :D

I am unique. I keep thinking of that part in Trains Planes & Automobiles, where Steve Martin tells John candy he's "Unique".
 
Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 207,985 tested so far.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 17.67 bits of identifying information.

Uh oh... In this case I don't wanna be unique!
 
It is all my fun firefox add on that make mine so rare. Have several rather special add that only a few people have any use for on really makes sure it happens.
 
Minefield said:
Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 231,068 tested so far.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 17.82 bits of identifying information.

Looks like I need to make my browser more like everyone else's.

Webkit said:
Within our dataset of several hundred thousand visitors, only one in 115,804 browsers have the same fingerprint as yours.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys 16.82 bits of identifying information.

My Webkit configuration fairs a bit better; at least another person has the same configuration.

Safari said:
Within our dataset of several hundred thousand visitors, only one in 2,415 browsers have the same fingerprint as yours.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys 11.24 bits of identifying information.

Safari is very common it would seem.
 
Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 263,278 tested so far.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 18.01 bits of identifying information.

I think my font list has something to do with it...
 
Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 285,367 tested so far.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 18.12 bits of identifying information.


And I barely know what this means. :eek:
 
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