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EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Wanted to share this awesome tool to test your browser, also please do share your results in the comments.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

using the eff site is not accurate because it just tests your browser against all the other people that opted in to be tested, and an abnormally high percentage of people who tested explicitly turn(ed) off javascript, which is not representative of the normal web browsing public.