Myths of Privacy: Google caught in lies, but Fingerprinting is way worse than..

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Browser fingerprinting is presented as a bigger privacy threat than cookies, and common workarounds such as browser customization, alternative browsers, Qubes, and VirtualBox are called unrealistic. The text says Google's Picasso method can distinguish 52 million Android, iOS, Windows, and OSX clients across browsers with 100% accuracy, and that Cloudflare blocks alternative browsers like Pale Moon, Falkon, and SeaMonkey. It describes Qubes as a heavy resource drain, citing a laptop that was "hardly usable" and a NUC that struggled with 4K video. HydraVeil's app is offered as the alternative, providing isolated browser profiles with matching IPs, timezones, and screen sizes.

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