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Comment by drnick1

The problem is Javascript and its implementation. Plain HTML does not offer nearly as many fingerprinting opportunities. It's basically IP + user agent, both of which can be spoofed. Javascript grants websites far too much power over the user's browser, including disabling selection/paste, identifying hardware, time zone, language, etc. None of this should be allowed by default, and things like hardware acceleration and whatnot should be explicitly allowed on a case-by-case basis.
parent drnick1 19 days ago

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