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amelius on May 19, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Online tracking: A 1-million-site measurement and ...

> These "extension" technologies should all be optional plugins.

But then still whether you installed an extension would contribute a bit of information to your fingerprint.

anexprogrammer on May 19, 2016 [–]

True enough, though I suspect not installed would be the majority case. I guess it should ask like browsers ask before location check.

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