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this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2024
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Orion actually goes out of its way to block fingerprinting by default, this is most likely it importing Safari data as a starting point since it's also WebKit based.
IMO It's practically impossible to "block" fingerprinting, as anything that you do block can be tested for and used against you as yet another data point for your fingerprint. You can even fingerprint someone by TLS alone, no html/css/js needed, which CloudFlare uses on a massive scale to great success, unfortunately.
Even anti-fingerprint tactics that use fake/random/lying data can also be tested for (if nothing else heuristically), which tools like creepjs absolutely do make use of and it can accurately detect most such techniques.
It's terrifying how effective user tracking is today, and I think most people are really unaware of how extensive it is.
Prof. Jennifer Golbeck explains it well (for non-technical folks) in "Taking Control of Your Personal Data" published by The Teaching Company, ISBN:978-1629978390, likely available at your local library as a DVD or streaming. (I know that sounds like an ad, she just explains things so well I hope more non-technical people will see it).
My library doesn't even have a single computer-related book :(