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Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

Date 2022-03-20 03:50 +0100
Subject Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.microsoft.windows
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From dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not>
Message-ID <0dhigixp9t.ln2@spock.lan> (permalink)
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On 3/20/22 02:58, Andy Burnelli wrote:

> dillinger wrote:
> 
>> There are a zillion ways to track you, this is not one of them.
> 
> I ran a test today to see if the hash was different with each download.
> <https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest&os=win&lang=en-US>
> 
> Name: Firefox Setup 98.0.1.exe
> Size: 53527184 bytes (51 MiB)
> SHA256: 77171D5A795B6EE9CAFB4ACF0B3289C8DEA8D29EBFCA34EC85FEA62539F88BCC

Which is exactly what I get:

77171d5a795b6ee9cafb4acf0b3289c8dea8d29ebfca34ec85fea62539f88bcc 
Firefox Setup 98.0.1 (1).exe

Interestingly, another download link gives another result, however still 
always the same:

https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest-ssl&os=win64&lang=en-US

340b13d52f3987ebb1c01b66cd389d26d5fa13db225f6dc135c3b4a8cca781b1 
Firefox Setup 98.0.1.exe

So, the download link can be identified, but not you or me or ghacks.

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Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-19 17:49 +0000
  Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Big Al <Bears@invalid.com> - 2022-03-19 13:52 -0400
    Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2022-03-19 14:50 -0400
    Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2022-03-20 01:07 +0000
  Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2022-03-19 13:27 -0500
    Smelly Burnelli does not gag when he swallows John Doe's sperm. Idaho Homo Joe <dick_lick@aol.com> - 2022-03-19 14:44 -0400
    Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2022-03-21 18:03 +0000
      Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-21 19:53 +0000
        Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2022-03-21 20:38 +0000
          Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-22 02:26 +0000
            Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-22 02:54 +0000
              Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2022-03-22 08:30 +0000
            Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2022-03-22 08:24 +0000
              Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-22 12:13 +0000
  Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2022-03-19 21:37 +0100
    Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-19 23:24 +0000
      Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-20 00:43 +0000
        Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2022-03-20 02:48 +0100
          Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-20 01:58 +0000
            Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2022-03-20 03:50 +0100
              Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-20 04:09 +0000
                Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2022-03-22 13:39 +0100
                Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-23 01:50 +0000
                Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2022-03-23 12:59 +0100
                Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-03-23 15:26 +0000
  Re: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2022-03-22 13:50 +0100

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