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So you suggest installing a different set of fonts each time you visit a new site?


No, I'm suggesting that the majority of computer use will invalidate this as a viable method of identifying users. Connecting from home versus a cafe or a friend's place; browser upgrades; plugin changes/upgrades; using a different browser; installing or removing fonts ... all of those will break this.

The prospect of having this in place instead of cookies would be a huge victory for privacy.




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