[PLUG-TALK] Resolved: Rumor Control Websites

wes plug at the-wes.com
Wed Aug 26 14:54:38 UTC 2009


>
> Apparently they are very excited by my appearance on their website.
> Exclamation points notwithstanding, I am dismayed that evidently
> everyone can tell my IP address and even what OS and browser I am using.
>
> My question is, is there a way to hide such information from websites?
>

I believe Opera comes with the ability to mask the browser/OS info, and
indeed pretend to be another browser for the very reason Larry mentioned.
I'm sure there are Firefox extensions or config tweaks to accomplish the
same thing.

-wes
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