Date: Thursday, March 24, 2016 14:10:41 +0000 From: Always Learning centos@u64.u22.net
On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 22:29 -0700, Alice Wonder wrote:
What purpose does it serve? I don't object to it being there but I also don't see a benefit to it being there.
Ubuntu btw is not exactly a distribution I want RHEL/EPEL/CentOS developers to emulate...
Spread the successful Centos 'brand name' :-)
The user-agent string is one of the items used in uniquely identifying/fingerprinting a user/machine, so the more generic it is the better. Including the details of the OS add to the "bits of identifying information" available to trackers.
See the EFF testing site for more details:
On 03/24/16 09:29, Richard wrote:
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2016 14:10:41 +0000 From: Always Learning centos@u64.u22.net On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 22:29 -0700, Alice Wonder wrote:
What purpose does it serve? I don't object to it being there but I also don't see a benefit to it being there.
Ubuntu btw is not exactly a distribution I want RHEL/EPEL/CentOS developers to emulate...
Spread the successful Centos 'brand name' :-)
The user-agent string is one of the items used in uniquely identifying/fingerprinting a user/machine, so the more generic it is the better. Including the details of the OS add to the "bits of identifying information" available to trackers.
See the EFF testing site for more details:
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aware of panopticlick.
if you have a file in profile directory, add this to it. if not, create file and paste this in it.
//set user agent to blank user_pref("general.useragent.override", " ");
what makes you get a unique rating is that you report no agent. only info any site will know about you is your ip address.
if you want to hide that, use a proxy server. ((GBWG))
On Thu, 2016-03-24 at 10:56 -0500, g wrote:
See the EFF testing site for more details:
aware of panopticlick.
It states (calculator needed)
11.6% of browsers have time zone 0 (GMT) 10.0% of browsers have "Linux x86_64" (note this excludes Android) 4.0% of browsers have "en-GB"
if you have a file in profile directory, add this to it. if not, create file and paste this in it.
//set user agent to blank user_pref("general.useragent.override", " ");
This can also be set, in Firefox, using about:config Right-click new string, ........ etc.
what makes you get a unique rating is that you report no agent. only info any site will know about you is your ip address.
Not exactly correct. See his site's "Show full results for fingerprinting"
On 03/24/16 12:58, Always Learning wrote:
On Thu, 2016-03-24 at 10:56 -0500, g wrote:
See the EFF testing site for more details:
aware of panopticlick.
It states (calculator needed)
11.6% of browsers have time zone 0 (GMT) 10.0% of browsers have "Linux x86_64" (note this excludes Android) 4.0% of browsers have "en-GB"
if you have a file in profile directory, add this to it. if not, create file and paste this in it.
//set user agent to blank user_pref("general.useragent.override", " ");
This can also be set, in Firefox, using about:config Right-click new string, ........ etc.
what makes you get a unique rating is that you report no agent. only info any site will know about you is your ip address.
Not exactly correct. See his site's "Show full results for fingerprinting"
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such is not in about:config with 38.7.0.
On Thu, 2016-03-24 at 18:15 -0500, g wrote:
On 03/24/16 12:58, Always Learning wrote:
//set user agent to blank user_pref("general.useragent.override", " ");
This can also be set, in Firefox, using about:config Right-click new string, ........ etc.
such is not in about:config with 38.7.0.
You have to create the parameter in about:config
1. position over main panel full of different parameters. 2. right click 3. select 'new' and 'string' 4. enter 'general.useragent.override' then click 'ok' 5. enter your chosen arguments then click 'ok' 6. no browser restart is necessary.
To delete it, right click on it, select 'reset', restart browser and its gone.
Am 24.03.2016 um 16:56 schrieb g geleem@bellsouth.net:
On 03/24/16 09:29, Richard wrote:
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2016 14:10:41 +0000 From: Always Learning centos@u64.u22.net On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 22:29 -0700, Alice Wonder wrote:
Spread the successful Centos 'brand name' :-)
The user-agent string is one of the items used in uniquely identifying/fingerprinting a user/machine, so the more generic it is the better. Including the details of the OS add to the "bits of identifying information" available to trackers.
See the EFF testing site for more details:
--
aware of panopticlick.
if you have a file in profile directory, add this to it. if not, create file and paste this in it.
//set user agent to blank user_pref("general.useragent.override", " ");
this makes you more identifiable ...
-- LF
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of g Sent: den 24 mars 2016 16:56 To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Centos in the Browser string ?
if you have a file in profile directory, add this to it. if not, create file and paste this in it.
//set user agent to blank user_pref("general.useragent.override", " ");
what makes you get a unique rating is that you report no agent. only info any site will know about you is your ip address.
if you want to hide that, use a proxy server. ((GBWG))
Please excuse my ignorance, but what file in what profile directory is referred to here?
On Thu, 2016-03-31 at 05:59 +0000, Sorin Srbu wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of g
if you have a file in profile directory, add this to it. if not, create file and paste this in it.
//set user agent to blank user_pref("general.useragent.override", " ");
what makes you get a unique rating is that you report no agent. only info any site will know about you is your ip address.
if you want to hide that, use a proxy server. ((GBWG))
Please excuse my ignorance, but what file in what profile directory is referred to here?
I don't know.
I successfully, in about:config, created an variable 'general.useragent.override' with a value 'Mozilla/5.0'
Then Youtube refused to play videos in full-screen. Google, the owner of Youtube, stated either my browser did not support full screen or the video creator had blocked the video being played in full-screen.
Deleted the variable and Youtube videos again seen in full-screen.
resend. yuckahoo bounced another post.
On 03/24/16 09:29, Richard wrote:
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2016 14:10:41 +0000 From: Always Learning centos@u64.u22.net On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 22:29 -0700, Alice Wonder wrote:
What purpose does it serve? I don't object to it being there but I also don't see a benefit to it being there.
Ubuntu btw is not exactly a distribution I want RHEL/EPEL/CentOS developers to emulate...
Spread the successful Centos 'brand name' :-)
The user-agent string is one of the items used in uniquely identifying/fingerprinting a user/machine, so the more generic it is the better. Including the details of the OS add to the "bits of identifying information" available to trackers.
See the EFF testing site for more details:
--
aware of panopticlick.
if you have a file in profile directory, add this to it. if not, create file and paste this in it.
//set user agent to blank user_pref("general.useragent.override", " ");
what makes you get a unique rating is that you report no agent. only info any site will know about you is your ip address.
if you want to hide that, use a proxy server. ((GBWG))
now i goofed. :-\
On 03/24/16 11:13, g wrote:
<<<>>>
aware of panopticlick.
if you have a file in profile directory,
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above should read;
if you have file "user.js" in profile directory,
add this to it. if not, create file and paste this in it.
//set user agent to blank user_pref("general.useragent.override", " ");
what makes you get a unique rating is that you report no agent. only info any site will know about you is your ip address.
if you want to hide that, use a proxy server. ((GBWG))
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of g Sent: den 24 mars 2016 17:22 To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Centos in the Browser string ?
now i goofed. :-\
if you have file "user.js" in profile directory,
Ah, thank you!
On 03/31/16 01:00, Sorin Srbu wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of g Sent: den 24 mars 2016 17:22 To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Centos in the Browser string ?
now i goofed. :-\
if you have file "user.js" in profile directory,
Ah, thank you!
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