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minus-squareqqq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAm I misunderstanding something? Wouldn’t that just be 7! = 5040 possibilities?
minus-squareEvkob (they/them)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoYou’re mistakenly assuming the attributes are binary, stuff like screen resolution, regions, languages all have many possible values to help narrow down and identify you. It really doesn’t take that many for you to be identifiable.
Am I misunderstanding something? Wouldn’t that just be 7! = 5040 possibilities?
You’re mistakenly assuming the attributes are binary, stuff like screen resolution, regions, languages all have many possible values to help narrow down and identify you. It really doesn’t take that many for you to be identifiable.
Oh right, thanks