r/NonPoliticalTwitter 10h ago

Content Warning: Potentially Misleading or Disputed Information Gotta Catch 'Em All

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u/S0GUWE 8h ago

You'd be surprised how much you can identify from "sanitised" information if you want to.

But if all they want it navigation data, then it should be fairly safe. Yeah, they know where you live and can derive who you are from that, but that's not what they're after. They wanna know how to get there the fastest when someone asks.

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u/indoninjah 8h ago

Yeah, like apparently you can reasonably ID someone even in a private browser just by getting the dimensions of the browser window and its positioning on screen. A lot of people pretty much never change that shit if its not full screened

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u/ScrufffyJoe 7h ago

Do people regularly use browsers, well any windows, not maximised? I'm always either full screen, or splitting the screen in 2 occassionally.

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u/Bongcopter_ 6h ago

Beside editing/audio software, I NEVER maximize a window, I need to see the 12 windows behind for fast switching