So one issue that was brought up in that thread I provided the link for was "browser fingerprinting" and that was also brought up by the same person in another thread the year before and then I checked to see what was on Computer Hope out beyond the forum and this is what shows below all those adverts:
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So I provide that information so that I can justify going to those Google search results that was also on that Computer Hope page below the three entries noted above.
This one is at the top of the Google search results and it is a good one:
https://pixelprivacy.com/resources/browser-fingerprinting/But one thing jumped out very quickly as I was scanning the information they were providing to decide if reading their page more closely was going to be worth the effort --- this jumped out --- they stated that maybe the fingerprint would be different in about 1 in every 280,000 other people on the Net. That 280 thousand is a rough number for now, not exact quoting.
Wait, maybe an exact quote should be done:
Panopticlick found that only 1 in 286,777 other browsers will share the same fingerprint as another user.
So why does that stick in my brain?
How many folks do you people figure are using the Net at any given moment?
You reckon 100 million? So that means we can be conservative and state by using those numbers up there 350 people at any given moment will have the same browser fingerprint.
Just sort of wondering about just how important that fingerprinting issue is, if I am not some really bad person the law enforcement folks will be looking for. Just on this browser fingerprinting issue alone I seem to feel I could sneak past most Net detectives that don't work for the CIA, or the NSA, or one of those other hotshot spy organizations.
Just wondering. And just starting the investigative process to understand the importance of that browser fingerprinting thing.
EDIT: I am having some trouble with that figure:
1 in 286,777 is the same, right? Doesn't that mean 2 are the same in that group of 286,777? If there is a "same" then that means there are 2, no?