this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2025
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[MIGRATED TO DIFFERENT INSTANCE CHECK PIN POST] Internet is Beautiful

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[–] m_f@midwest.social 4 points 7 months ago

It got confused when I tried Tor Browser, which is good. First time I ever visited, but it thought that I was the same person as ~700 other people:

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] m_f@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

It's a demonstration of the ability that companies have for tracking you across the internet. Try clearing your cookies / using private browsing / etc, and you'll probably see the "FP ID" at the top be unchanged, because it can tell that it's still you.