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QuantumNomad_ parent
If two people have the same model iPhone and same version of iOS how different or similar would the fingerprints be?

My iPhone is allegedly unique to 1 in 2,147,483,648+ devices.

But I wonder how true that is, given how many people use the same model and iOS version as me.

ivanjermakov
There is a couple of hardware/software independent data points: time zone, currency, locale.

And if every option cuts the user base in half, becoming unque is a matter of 33 such options.

pwython
The fingerprint is comprised of more than device and OS:

Browser type and version

Screen resolution

Installed fonts

Browser plugins and extensions

Canvas fingerprinting data

WebGL (graphics hardware info)

Time zone

Language settings

IP address

HTTP headers

Touch support

Device type

AudioContext

QuantumNomad_ OP
Yeah but several of those will also be the same if you have the same iPhone model and iOS. Safari browser updates are installed as part of iOS update. So anyone with the same iOS version has the same version of Safari.

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