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Previous location + WiFi (google and others map it), + also logging in on your phone, + anyone else who is associated with you at that location, + exif data on photos that are uploaded, querying your browser for system time, lots more.
You can look at something like https://www.deviceinfo.me/ to see what just a browser can identify. When you connect to an account obviously the service has many more details.
At the Keys Pressed (Live) it can see my arrow up and arrow down key presses ๐ฑ
This site does a really great job of illustrating how fingerprinting works and the plethora of information that your browser is telegraphing to every website you visit.
I never understood why a browser couldn't just...not give out that info.
Like screen resolution for example. Just give the browser the content and let the browser render it to screen, no?
A good browser will not send most of that info, or it will spoof it.