| ▲ | Show HN: Modern Browsers Don't Need the Cookie Anymore(kuber.studio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 points by kuberwastaken 2 days ago | 26 comments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Clamchop 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
> It asked for zero permissions. Not quite. It requested to play DRM protected content. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | madiling 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
> What you are using it on > > Your display scaling is set to 150%. > A fractional device pixel ratio (1.5) only comes from Windows display scaling. macOS uses whole-number ratios. So you're on Windows, and you've bumped the UI size up from the default. > Device pixel ratio = 1.5 im on linux though. the page even says earlier that im on a linux box. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | eisleggje a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fun site, but it got some things wrong: - 8 core cpu. I have 24. - devtools open. they are not. - primary language. this one is strange, because I'd think the browser declares it pretty loudly. I have a fairly small regional language set as my primary, but it detects English. - zero permissions. This is not true, Firefox actively opened a permissions button asking to access other apps and services on the machine. I decided to accept it out of curiosity - it didn't change the results in any way relative to blocking it. - first time here. it thinks it's my first time on the page every time I visit. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | yev76 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Good demo of the gap between "no cookies" and "no tracking". A chunk of the analytics industry sells "cookieless" where under the hood it's exactly this - a fingerprint doing the cookie's job. Easy way to tell the two apart: if a tool can recognize you as a returning visitor across days without ever asking, something is identifying you. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | voidUpdate 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
> "Your CPU is ARM-family — we know from a single subtraction" Not sure what went wrong for you but I'm running an i9 > "Your battery is at 100%" I don't think my desktop computer has a battery > "Microphones attached = 1, Audio outputs attached = 1" Windows audio settings shows 3 inputs and 5 outputs currently | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | pkphilip a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I was surprised that it only detected very basic details about me.. and most importantly, it got the display resolution completely wrong! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Panzerschrek a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
> You're inside a virtual machine. It's wrong. I have Hyper-V and VirtualBox installed on my machine, maybe it has some effect? > You use Microsoft Office No, I don't. It was installed previously, but my license expired. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | jogu a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
On an iPhone like half of the information was wrong and conflicted prior information. And then stopped responding at the gathering ip, etc part. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | zhxiaoliang 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I looked into my ad profile section and saw that I was worth nothing... I'm not sure if I should be happy or not. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Trung0246 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nice got different fingerprint across firefox and chrome on android | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | thisisauserid 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
More like, Tell HN: advertisers don't need cookies to track you anymore! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | LargoLasskhyfv 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TZ wrong. Screen resolution wrong. 3200x2200? How does it come up with that? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | zinekeller 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Just tested this. > Your User-Agent says Windows, but your installed fonts are Linux's. One of those is lying, and it isn't the fonts. But also... > Voice list = Microsoft David - English (United States) [snip] > You use Microsoft Office. Considering that this is tested on Windows 11, I think your Linux detection is wonky. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | znpy 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
> Nice machine, by the way. an Apple M1. > 2 CPU cores and a 1920×1200 display. All the bells and whistles. i'm actually using a macbook neo and my display resolution is not 1920x1200 > You've got LaTeX installed. You write academic papers, or you're a grad student. no i don't | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | cvince 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
This is such a clever technical demo. Do you work for Posthog? LOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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