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You would stand out more if you disabled webRTC. Since webRTC is disabled by only a subset of certain users, this makes them more prone to fingerprinting. Going with the setup that the average joe has would be better for blending in.

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Not sure if you'd stand out more. Disabling WebRTC gives the one who is trying to fingerprint two values to one variable: "WebRTC enabled? True || False" while having WebRTC enabled makes the fingerprinter able to get your IP, and it's a lot more detailed than "True || False".

How does WebRTC reveal my IP address in a way that regular browsing does not? Can you point me to a site to see what is being leaked?

Here is a link from ExpressVPN that displays whether your local IP address is being leaked.

https://www.expressvpn.com/webrtc-leak-test

I am not sure, if I understand correctly, but it seems it is only an issue, if I am using a VPN?

Because without a VPN, I am naturally "leaking" my IP, as this is how the internet works?

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Hmm, that page says WebRTC is disabled but I can use Google Meet (which I thought used WebRTC) without any issue

https://i.imgur.com/b1NPYmr.png

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