Similar here, with Microsoft EDGE (Chromium): Our tests indicate that you have strong protection against Web tracking, though your software isn’t checking for Do Not Track policies.
My browser fingerprint appears to be unique among 232,384 tested (in the past 45 days).
The score means -in your case- only one other system out of 232,384 has the same fingerprint. So the bigger that number, the more likely they can specifically ID you.
It's about the number of bits of identifying info your system reveals:
"Browsers usually convey between 5 and 15 bits of identifying information, about 10.5 bits on average. 10 bits of identifying information would allow someone to be picked out of a crowd of 210, or 1024 people. 10.5 bits of information identifies people from crowds of just under 1,448."
So the more bits revealed, the bigger the crowd from which they can specifically pick you out. Geeky details.
Wonder what you'd get if you ran the tests in your sandbox...
1) The fingerprint "uniqueness" number increases every time I run the test... presumably, as more and more people are submitting their browsers for testing.
2) I ran the test on Edge, PaleMoon, and MyPal. In all 3 cases, it said "we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 17.84 bits of identifying information". These are three distinct/separate browsers (albeit PaleMoon & MyPal "overlap" a great deal), with distinct settings/customizations, but all getting the same # of identifying bits to 2 decimal places??? Something just doesn't feel right about that.
My results, on my latest Edge Chromium browser/Win 10:
"Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 230,807 tested in the past 45 days.
Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 17.82 bits of identifying information."
To my way of thinking, having a unique browser fingerprint is similar to having unique DNA, or even a biological fingerprint. Having unique ID markers, no matter how rare or unique, surely compromises your privacy, and facilitates identification.
Especially when ones browser conveys X bits of identifying information.
I have no way to assess the info from coveryourtracks.
ky331
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Similar here, with Microsoft EDGE (Chromium): Our tests indicate that you have strong protection against Web tracking, though your software isn’t checking for Do Not Track policies.
My browser fingerprint appears to be unique among 232,384 tested (in the past 45 days).
I really have no idea how to interpret this.
RoHe
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October 21st, 2021 10:00
@ky331 Thanks for the info.
The score means -in your case- only one other system out of 232,384 has the same fingerprint. So the bigger that number, the more likely they can specifically ID you.
It's about the number of bits of identifying info your system reveals:
"Browsers usually convey between 5 and 15 bits of identifying information, about 10.5 bits on average. 10 bits of identifying information would allow someone to be picked out of a crowd of 210, or 1024 people. 10.5 bits of information identifies people from crowds of just under 1,448."
So the more bits revealed, the bigger the crowd from which they can specifically pick you out. Geeky details.
Wonder what you'd get if you ran the tests in your sandbox...
ky331
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October 21st, 2021 11:00
1) The fingerprint "uniqueness" number increases every time I run the test... presumably, as more and more people are submitting their browsers for testing.
2) I ran the test on Edge, PaleMoon, and MyPal. In all 3 cases, it said "we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 17.84 bits of identifying information". These are three distinct/separate browsers (albeit PaleMoon & MyPal "overlap" a great deal), with distinct settings/customizations, but all getting the same # of identifying bits to 2 decimal places??? Something just doesn't feel right about that.
RoHe
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October 21st, 2021 12:00
Did you clear the previous browser's cache, cookies etc before running it the next time in a different browser?
I got 16.6 bits using FF but I don't have 2nd browser on this PC for comparison.
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October 29th, 2021 21:00
My results, on my latest Edge Chromium browser/Win 10:
"Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 230,807 tested in the past 45 days.
Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 17.82 bits of identifying information."
To my way of thinking, having a unique browser fingerprint is similar to having unique DNA, or even a biological fingerprint. Having unique ID markers, no matter how rare or unique, surely compromises your privacy, and facilitates identification.
Especially when ones browser conveys X bits of identifying information.
I have no way to assess the info from coveryourtracks.