Why Privacy Controls Must Address More Than IP Addresses

IP masking changes the network address visible to a destination, but an IP address is only one of the signals a site can use to correlate or re-identify a visitor.

Canvas rendering, installed fonts, graphics behavior, screen properties, language, and timezone can form a recognizable browser profile. The stability and identifying value of each signal varies, so a responsible evaluation must measure combinations rather than treating every attribute as a unique fingerprint.

The MaskFlare exposure checker makes part of this visible by reporting browser and connection signals available to the page during the current session. It is an educational diagnostic, not proof that every signal uniquely identifies a person.

MaskFlare is evaluating how Cloak should address network and browser-level exposure together. Exact signal coverage, consistency, and resistance to correlation must be measured before those capabilities are represented as available.