Computer components which have unique ID

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What are the computer parts that has a unique ID? Be it software or hardware. For example, IP Address. And the MAC ID in the NIC. Unique ID's that could be used by bad sites to distinguish you from the rest of the crowd.

Edit: Or anything that cannot be changed. Anything that is embedded in the hardware that cannot be changed.

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