I have used the previous version several times over the years across computers, operating systems and browsers. My worry was always about browser fingerprinting, which meant that using a popular configuration like Windows XP&#x2F;7 with IE 6&#x2F;7&#x2F;8 would help &quot;hide in the crowds and not stand out&quot; better than other choices would.<p>Even with this new version of Panopticlick and its associated help pages, it&#x27;s disturbing to know that browser fingerprinting cannot be completely defeated.<p>In the help page, the recommended limited effect approaches to  handle browser fingerprinting are:<p>1. Use Tor - this is probably useless for most people due to the low speed of browsing (I know everyone has to pitch in to share bandwidth with others, but this is not an easy compromise at all).<p>2. Use Privacy Badger - I do use it with Firefox and Chrome, but it&#x27;s not available for other browsers, which is not ideal for me.<p>3. Use NoScript - I tried this a long time ago and found that it crippled almost every site I regularly visited. I realized this was too heavy and cumbersome a solution. I can easily recommend uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger to other non-technical people, knowing that those <i>wouldn&#x27;t usually</i> cause issues with websites. But it&#x27;s not possible to recommend NoScript to non-technical users who just want to get things done.<p>My earlier conclusion on browser fingerprinting was that ironically, it usually traps the more technical and privacy oriented people who may use more of the unpopular solutions in order to derive privacy and security related benefits.<p>I wish there were easier ways to defeat browser fingerprinting, because we may not even know which sites are using it to track us (unlike say, cookies or super cookies, where the evidence is usually visible).