'browser fingerprinting'
one of the main tells is your list of installed fonts, random apps install random fonts over time, thus everyone has an almost unique collection of them. Webserver asks your browser for a list of installed fonts and it dutifully responds with a complete list. After that they only need one or two small bits of info about you to confirm it and you have a totally unique key they can get regardless of vpn/tor/incognito etc.
[–] Sk8rminion 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
'browser fingerprinting' one of the main tells is your list of installed fonts, random apps install random fonts over time, thus everyone has an almost unique collection of them. Webserver asks your browser for a list of installed fonts and it dutifully responds with a complete list. After that they only need one or two small bits of info about you to confirm it and you have a totally unique key they can get regardless of vpn/tor/incognito etc.