How does Gmail still identify computers after changing ip address and clearing cookies?

I have heard that they can actually keep a track of your computer's MAC address.. can someone confirm that?
 
install VM and run a clean windows Xp the safest way.
You will never leave a trace or make a mistake in your other doings on your computer.
Use the VM only for a given job.
"Virtual machine player" is free Google it
 
Do google have access to over hardware mac id / or mac id of the network card if they have then even if we clean the cookies or what ever no escape coz mac id are unique .
 
you just change the http proxies so still detectable try to change rstp and this work like a charm
 
Another way to defeat the fingerprint for FF users is to uninstall the regular version of the browser from the hard drive, and install the portable version on a couple of different folders (or on flash drives). Each instance of FF can have mostly different plugins, so each gives off a different profile signature. If the plugins per each portable installation are deleted or changed up as well, along with clearing the flash cookies, it may totally defeat any tracking of the PC via fingerprint profile.
 
Do google have access to over hardware mac id / or mac id of the network card if they have then even if we clean the cookies or what ever no escape coz mac id are unique .

No way to read it via a browser unless they use some evil code in their Chrome. I wouldn't recommend using Chrome when you seek privacy from Google. :D.

Another thing is that you can change a mac address of your network card (via bios).

B.
 
No way to read it via a browser unless they use some evil code in their Chrome. I wouldn't recommend using Chrome when you seek privacy from Google. :D.

Another thing is that you can change a mac address of your network card (via bios).

B.

mac id spoofing yes it is possible but hard work better not to use chrome as we all know google is the number one data miner .
 
your mac goes out with every single packet at the ethernet level - if they use raw sockets (sure that they do) they get your ethernet frame level information - they know your computer unless you use socket spoofing methods
 
Been using BetterPrivacy FF Addon since ages. Works perfectly fine, just to make sure clear your cookies to using CCleaner alternately you can google this : clean up
It's an awesome cleaner and small tool.
 
The latest flash version allows you to control cookies, you can choose to disallow any site to write anything on your HDD.
I also recommend you to use "Chrome Incognito" or "Firefox Private navigation"
Posted via Mobile Device
 
Google may collect browser and OS info but I doubt they use it for correlation.

Flash cookies is the main one. Just visit this link to get access to your flash cookie bucket and delete the contents. I bookmark it so all I do is type "adobe" in my url bar and it appears:

Code:
http://www.adobe.com/go/settmgr_storage_en
 
They can get your MAC id:
Code:
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" / >
<title>Getting MAC Address From Javascript(IE Only) </title> <script language="javascript"> function showMacAddress(){ var obj = new ActiveXObject ("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator"); var s = obj.ConnectServer("."); var properties = s.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration"); var e = new Enumerator (properties); var output; output='<table border="0" cellPadding="5px" cellSpacing="1px" bgColor="#CCCCCC">'; output=output + '<tr bgColor="#EAEAEA"><td>Caption</ td><td>MACAddress</td></tr>'; while(!e.atEnd()) { e.moveNext(); var p = e.item (); if(!p) continue; output=output + '<tr bgColor="#FFFFFF">'; output=output + '<td>' + p.Caption; + '</td>'; output=output + '<td>' + p.MACAddress + '</td>'; output=output + '</tr>'; } output=output + '</table>'; document.getElementById("box").innerHTML=output; }
</script> </head>
<body> <input type="button" value="Show MAC Address" onclick="showMacAddress()" /> <div id="box"> </div> </body>
</html>
 
dario, thanks for this piece of code.
Still, you have to use IE (blah) and allow it to run ActiveX (blah blah). With ActiveX they can even format your hard drive.

D
 
I've read that you need to change your screen resolution in addition to the OS and browser.
 
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