XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: invalid@nospam.com   
      
   On 18:58  4 Feb 2016, Alice J. wrote:   
      
   > pamela wrote in message XnsA5A4A8284F67BD4AM2@207.246.207.124:   
   >   
   >> Changing the User Agent String doesn't stop Chrome and Firefox from   
   >> being identified by their unique browser ID number.   
   >>   
   >> See your browser's number here:   
   >> http://ip-check.info/   
   >   
   > Wait a minute? Something smells fishy.   
   >   
   > I went to that site and it did report two supposedly unique browser   
   > IDs: https://i.imgur.com/naT9m31.gif   
   >   
   > But, if they're such a fingerprinting threat, why doesn't Panopticlick   
   > report them?   
      
   I don't know how the browser IDs are assigned or why your cached version is   
   different.   
      
   Here's a discussion.  Soemone says it's stored in a cookie, so you may be   
   able to hex edit it.   
      
   http://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/firefox-unique-id-others.320123/   
      
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   pamela   
      
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