[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":824},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-11407536":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":50,"post_text":51,"what":52,"said":76,"maker_in_thread":174,"shape":185,"grid":190,"attempts":788,"same_week":789,"maker_shows":187,"maker_hidden":817,"reader_version":818,"card":819},"11407536","webkay","What every browser knows about you","title","Show HN: What every browser knows about you","http:\u002F\u002Fwebkay.robinlinus.com\u002F","webkay.robinlinus.com","Capira",1459536952,2016,553,206,18,2264,1,"legend","security_privacy","browser fingerprinting demo","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"browser fingerprinting","webrtc leak","browser privacy","device detection","mixed",-0.14,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},22,44,3,39,108,{"privacy":37,"idea":40,"design":43,"execution":45,"docs":48,"performance":49},{"positive":38,"critical":39},8,15,{"positive":41,"critical":42},4,2,{"positive":44,"critical":18},0,{"positive":46,"critical":47},5,17,{"positive":18,"critical":42},{"positive":42,"critical":42},[18,18,18,33,42,46,18,33,41,18,18,46,46,42,44,33,44,18,33,33,18,18,46,41,18,18,46,18,33,42,33,18,33,18,33,33,33,46,41,42],null,{"problem":53,"audience":64,"pricing":51,"motivation":69,"time_to_build":51,"stack":73,"openness":74,"stage":75,"team_size":74},{"value":54,"source":55,"evidence":56},"Websites can read many details about a visitor's browser, device and network without asking.","maker",[57,61],{"id":58,"by":59,"text":60},"11408514","golergka","While it hardly surprises any of HN audience, it's a GREAT showcase for a less technical audience. I see that you removed automatic network scanning due to a comment here; but…",{"id":62,"by":11,"text":63},"11408751","I started to add some information\u002Fadvice to every section on how to prevent the regarding type leak. It would be great to hear your suggestions on how to improve both the advices!",{"value":65,"source":66,"evidence":67},"Less technical web users, as an educational showcase.","commenter",[68],{"id":58,"by":59,"text":60},{"value":70,"source":66,"evidence":71},"Educational demonstration of what browsers expose.",[72],{"id":58,"by":59,"text":60},[],"unknown","launched",{"praise":77,"objections":97,"requests":120,"questions":143,"alternatives":151},[78,86],{"value":79,"source":66,"evidence":80},"Good educational showcase for non-technical users.",[81,82],{"id":58,"by":59,"text":60},{"id":83,"by":84,"text":85},"11431916","JonMuzy","Great project, actually seeing some pretty interesting stuff I didn't know was available. 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Our IDS probably just lit up like a Christmas tree.",{"value":106,"source":66,"evidence":107},"Geolocation and results were often inaccurate.",[108,112,116],{"id":109,"by":110,"text":111},"11408389","pdkl95","> Geo Coordinates: [lat,lng about 90 miles from the correct location] I find that error hilarious, because I setup correct in-addr.arpa and ip6.arpa reverse DNS entries for my…",{"id":113,"by":114,"text":115},"11409742","taf2","Got my location wrong by about 50 miles",{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},"11416273","ahrs","Safari on iOS doesn't leak anything out of the ordinary for me. The geolocation was way off, identifying my iPhone as being in London (likely due to me accessing the page over a…",[121,132],{"value":122,"source":66,"evidence":123},"Add a way to disable or control WebRTC and network access.",[124,128],{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},"11409413","MichaelGG","Not sure why battery is exposed; I guess that's the result of making browsers more like OSes. 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