[ubuntu-uk] Websites and your PC hardware details

[Byte Soup]

Hi all, just wanted to get the Ubuntu UK list take on this story from the
BBC below

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21304049

Yes the guy was using windows, but will our browsers also give up this sort
of info down to the hardware level when running a Linux box too? I know we
can use a user a agent switcher on some browsers, but I'm wondering what is
given up by default. Perhaps it's just something particular to windows?

Thanks

Mark
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