Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:14:24 -0400 From: "James B. Byrne" <byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: borderline OT fireox question Message-ID: <35c3e490d6e99d3f2ab463ac1c394613.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> In-Reply-To: <mailman.93.1468670402.21066.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> References: <mailman.93.1468670402.21066.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
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On Fri, July 15, 2016 12:49, Brandon J. Wandersee wrote:
>
> I apologize for derailing this conversation. Privacy on the web is a
> worthwhile concern, but I've grown tired of the overwrought paranoia
> that accompanies that concern. To most of the world, including the
> people you meet every day, you are not Ralph Madorf. You are not
> William A. Maheffey III. You are a faceless number nobody cares
> about, . . .
Today.
But maybe tomorrow some entity may come to view you as a threat. And
then the record of your past becomes a weapon in their hands.
Google can identify you as an individual with a very good probability
simply by enumerating the fonts installed on your computer. Add any
three other bits of data such as browser type, geo-location and query
subject and they will have you individually identified with almost
100% accuracy.
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