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allthetimeyesterday at 1:09 AM1 replyview on HN

What does "try to beat this" mean?

I just opened it in another browser and got another ID. Did I win?

For some reason using Microsoft Edge is deemed suspicious.


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SmirkingRevengeyesterday at 1:32 AM

Fingerprinting generally tries to identify a unique browser, so a new browser will get a new identifier.

But depending on the data tied to the fingerprints, identifiers can be linked together.