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>It would be great if browsers made fingerprinting more difficult, i.e.: not allowed to read canvas data, not allowed to read GPU name, enumerate audio cards, probe for installed extensions etc. Every new web API should guarantee that it doesn't provide more fingerprinting data or hides the data behind a permission.

This should be what browser maker's #1 focus! Preventing fingerprinting of user's browser.

Seems all this cookies talk the news and for policy makers are just limited hangouts.



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