Does Winston block browser fingerprinting?
Modified on: Thu, 12 Dec, 2019 at 9:30 AM
Yes. Winston's browser extension (while connected to your blocks the most sophisticated fingerprinting techniques, which exploit manufacturing differences (even between otherwise identical hardware devices) to determine who you are, even if you are in incognito mode or using a VPN. Winston obfuscates data collected by sites using fingerprinting technologies to prevent them from tracking you across browsing sessions.
As an example, watch this video (no audio, yet!) demonstrating cookieless surveillance methods that are being used to track you, even in Incognito Mode, and how Winston blocks them.
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