Audio Fingerprinting Skips a Show’s Intro, Reliably

Lacking a DVD drive, [jg] was watching a TV series in the form of a bunch of .avi video files. Of course, when every episode contains a full intro, it is only a matter of time before that gets too annoying to sit through.

The usual method of skipping the …read more

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Browser extension or tool to actively see what information website is requesting?

For browser fingerprinting reasons I want to know if there is there a tool that can actively display what information a website is attempting to access. I know technically the network tab from google chrome can pull this off but would requ… Continue reading Browser extension or tool to actively see what information website is requesting?

How to prevent browser fingerprinting accoss VM’s whilst remaining natural?

I am using a couple VM’s fitted with proxies and find that browser fingerprinting across VM’s causes me many issues. I also have issue with the browser created inside VM leaking that I am using VM. May seem like a n00b question, but is any… Continue reading How to prevent browser fingerprinting accoss VM’s whilst remaining natural?

What impact does an installed extension have on the browser fingerprint (uniqueness)?

Motivation
I want to develop a custom, local Firefox extension and investigate, if its installation has any impact on the browser fingerprint.
Background
Some time (years?) ago, there were articles advising against installing too many brow… Continue reading What impact does an installed extension have on the browser fingerprint (uniqueness)?

Do emulator programs like Bluestacks, Memu, Genymotion use the real device settings of the computer you’re connecting from?

Many online services use fingerprinting to track users – storing enough hardware and software details to create a unique record.
But what do emulators do? Can they make you completely anonymous on the internet?
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Tor Browser: Could a website or ISP detect modification to DOM done by users if Javascript is disabled?

I have Tor Browser (which is basically Firefox ESR) on "Safest" setting (Javascript disabled). We’re generally scolded about using extensions in it, as they can alter web traffic patterns to or from your browser, adding another f… Continue reading Tor Browser: Could a website or ISP detect modification to DOM done by users if Javascript is disabled?