Why can sites still tell where I'm working from?
I've been using proxies for work, and every IP checker shows the new location exactly the way it should. The problem is that some sites still seem to know where I'm actually working from, and clearing cookies hasn't changed much either. I started reading about browser fingerprints and apparently the browser can give away a lot more than just an IP address. How do people deal with that, and is there a way to change the fingerprint too?
Man, privacy tools can send you in circles pretty fast. One checker turns green, you think everything's sorted, then another site somehow treats you like the same visitor again. Before changing random browser settings, run the profile through something like Pixelscan or Iphey and see what stays consistent between sessions. That'll at least show you whether the browser itself is giving you away and give you something concrete to work with.
That's where the browser starts mattering a lot more than the proxy. Sites can build a fingerprint from several browser signals, and WebGL is one of the pieces they can use to recognize the same environment even after the IP changes. You can read about WebGL fingerprinting here: https://gologin.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-webgl-fingerprint/ . An antidetect browser is worth looking at too, because it manages the browser profile as a whole rather than making you tweak one setting at a time. That usually makes more sense when you need separate, consistent profiles for different work sessions.