> I don't want my browser to keep changing its screen size.
Neither do I. I'm taking about how useless it is to use these metrics to identify bots, sine any bot can easily circumvent them, and with far more less hassle than a user.
The fingerprinting is "for" fraud, but is not very useful in that context. The fallout is that all our privacy is worse though.
> I disagree ... the fact that they haven't been able to eliminate it
They haven't eliminated it because it still works well enough on end users, even though the narrative is that it's to prevent fraud.
Fingerprinting works for users, but for any halfway competent adversary it's close to useless. Just keep that in mind when it's brought up as a solution to fraud and that's why it's worth allowing.
Neither do I. I'm taking about how useless it is to use these metrics to identify bots, sine any bot can easily circumvent them, and with far more less hassle than a user.
The fingerprinting is "for" fraud, but is not very useful in that context. The fallout is that all our privacy is worse though.
> I disagree ... the fact that they haven't been able to eliminate it
They haven't eliminated it because it still works well enough on end users, even though the narrative is that it's to prevent fraud.
Fingerprinting works for users, but for any halfway competent adversary it's close to useless. Just keep that in mind when it's brought up as a solution to fraud and that's why it's worth allowing.