The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has a new tool called Panopticlick that examines you browser configuration (or at least what it announces about itself) and compares against it's database to determine how unique your presense is. It turns out that significant identifying information is available even with IP obfuscation and cookies disabled; Private browsing doesn't quite cut it ...
Is your browser configuration rare or unique? If so, web sites may be able to track you, even if you limit or disable cookies.
Panopticlick tests your browser to see how unique it is based on the information it will share with sites it visits. Click below and you will be given a uniqueness score, letting you see how easily identifiable you might be as you surf the web.[from panopticlick.eff.org]
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