Tor and Mullvad to a lesser extent don't try to erase all fingerprints. They try to normalize the ones that can't be hidden. So your fingerprints will be randomized within a pool of choices and everyone using Tor or Mullvad shares the same pool. So instead of trying to disappear, you try to blend into the crowd. They can see you, they just can't tell you apart from the person next to you because your browsers are all broadcasting the same information.
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If the post is getting deleted on one forum, they should post the findings somewhere else. that thread smells FUDdy to me
They posted the findings here, I don't know what you want.
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Do they get a notification though
They should.
That’s irrelevant. The whole idea of the Tor browser is that everyone using it has the same fingerprint. Having different fingerprints breaks one of the tenants of using it
Not to be a pedantic nerd but it's "tenets" and there are absolutely ways to identify people even on tor. Not that extra layers of protection are worthless but it is always safe to assume nothing connected to the internet is 100% secure.
Sorry, I meant personally identifiable. They found out the fingerprint is computer-specific.
If I recall it correctly this is intended behaviour and no problem as long as the fingerprint is random every time. So for example if I visit YouTube today, close the browser and visit YouTube again tomorrow there should be different fingerprints. They are unique but as long as they don't stay the same you can't be tracked with it