"4. Websites that use JavaScript for 'fingerprinting' the user (also note
that, paradoxically, not running JavaScript makes a user more unique)"
andrew i've enjoyed reading your post and agree with you. but the point 4. is
not true. at least not for me - tried with several computers..
Java script allows websites to know a lot about your hardware and software.
Thus it makes you stick out by a complex and thorough diplay of many factors
of your equipment (fonts, time, monitor resolution, dom storage,plugins). All
of these are hidden if javascript is disabled.
On my current pc if I do the test on panopticlick (eff) I get 11 with
javascript turned off, which is pretty good.
I get 22 with javascript on, which is enough to uniquely identify me on the
net (according to the eff.org)
