MaskNet Tools
What websites learn about you right now
You didn't fill in a form or click anything. Everything below is sent automatically by your browser the moment a page opens.
How it works
Every time you open a page, your browser answers dozens of technical questions: how large the screen is, which fonts are installed, which graphics card you have, how many CPU cores, which time zone the device is in. It's needed to render the page correctly and happens on its own.
On their own these answers mean little — there are millions of identical screens and browsers. Together they form a combination that rarely repeats. It's called a browser fingerprint. A site doesn't need cookies to recognise you again: on your next visit it collects the same parameters and compares them. This is how ad networks and analytics link visits together, even after you sign out and clear history.
You can't remove the fingerprint entirely — pages don't work without this data. But you can make it less distinctive: the closer your settings are to everyone else's, the harder you are to single out. IP and location are the one part MaskNet removes: sites see our server's address instead of yours. The rest is up to your browser and its settings.
FAQ
Common questions
Can the fingerprint identify me personally?+
No. It contains no name, phone, or email. It tells your browser apart from others and recognises it on a repeat visit, but doesn't tie that to a specific person — until you sign in somewhere yourself.
Does private / incognito mode help?+
Barely. A private window keeps no history or cookies on the device, but sends sites the same screen, font, and graphics-card parameters. The fingerprint looks the same as in a normal window.
What does MaskNet hide here?+
The IP address and what it reveals: country, city, and provider. Sites see the MaskNet server's address instead of yours, and traffic to it is encrypted. Screen resolution, fonts, time zone, and graphics card stay on the browser side.
How do I make the fingerprint less distinctive?+
Avoid rare fonts, keep the browser updated, don't resize the window to unusual dimensions, and be careful with extensions that change how pages behave. A step-by-step guide is in the knowledge base.