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Browser fingerprinting is where JavaScript or other means are used to scrape uniquely identifying information from the browser metadata and functions such as how it draws a canvas object. In it's latest release Apple will defeat browser fingerprinting by making all Mac users look alike to advertisers and websites that use fingerprinting to track users. Apple can afford to do this as it doesn't have skin in the online advertising game.
[This is likely only going to be for the Safari browser. - Ed]
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday August 15 2018, @03:03PM
Your link is informative. But, some of that has to be salted a little. It is gnu.org, after all. The gnu philosophy is preferable to MS and many other major actors in the field of software. But, these guys might be considered extremists in regards to libre software. They're pretty good hearted, and well intentioned, but sometimes, you have to wonder how firmly they are anchored to reality.
As for Apple's many sins - well - those who choose to live in a cathedral might expect to live by the dictates of the priests and priestesses. Those of us who live in the bazaar - or the bizarre, if you wish - don't have to worry about those dictates.
But, I'll admit. Now and then I look at the cathedral, and wonder about converting. Life in the cathedral isn't as bad as life with MS, IMO. But, then I look around, and remember that priests and priestesses don't like assholes like me very much. I would soon get into far more trouble than the experience was worth.