... on a new computer, each time ordered from a different brand and reseller, paid with a unique type of cryptocurrency and delivered each time to a new dead drop in a different country.
I tried live boot of ubuntu. Every time it can detect accurately. Looks like the whole privacy thing is OVER. Unless lawmakers do something - (i.e) not going to happen!
Atleast they can use this to prevent reCaptcha - and make passwords disappear!
Ubuntu has a lot of unique information that is readily accessible.
Machine-ID in /etc being one, but there's various other items that can be used in the same way from d-bus activation, and something like 20 different other places, another large number in snap.
How does the fingerprinting know the payment method you used to pay for the computer, is that stored somewhere in the operating system? How would they know it was a dead drop also? Genuinely curious.
It's just a precaution for when they eventually breach your OS and dig out the machine's serial number from the BIOS. This will allow them to trace you to the reseller you used. But if you ordered to a dead drop in a random country and paid with a different cryptocurrency network each time THEY gain exactly zero information to profile you.
That, or the game against pervasive web tracking is lost.
This is actually very useful information. I think I know how I’m going to buy my next computer, but I wonder which manufacturers support the drop as a shipping option?
