[IDG] The Electronic Frontier Foundation has created an online tool that details the wealth of information a Web browser reveals, which can pose privacy concerns when used to profile users.The EFF’s Panopticlick tool takes just a few seconds to pluck out information that a Web browser divulges when visiting a Web site, such as a user’s operating system, version numbers for plug-ins, system fonts and even screen size, color and depth.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9150002/Browsers_can_leave_a_unique_trail_on_the_Web_privacy_group_says_