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Android 4.4.2 Samsung SPH-L710 for Sprint (Actually Boost mobile)
This is a galaxy 3 phone


samsung galaxy s5 android 5
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SM-G900V

i am afraid of using my phone because I will merge my test accounts and real account for many websites.

gmail app; the image in the email lets the website server know I opened the email

then the website server may know that I am using another gmail account on same phone to read another accounts email

auction (ebay) shill bidding (bidding on your own item) is illegal in united states

not sure if giving your self a recommendation/review is legal in united states

Or suppose a client gets kicked off a website; then all my clients lose because website server notices accounts are linked because all clients hired me to work on clients account on that website

Please limit answers to this question to android 4.4.2.
I do not want to waste hours moving from library to library just to maintain my client's safety.
This question is just limited to me being the link to all my clients website accounts.
Not to creating a totally anonymous environment for many people I have not even met.
And I can not just abandon a client because client suggests to recommend themselves on a website.
(like giving themselves 5 yelp reviews when they deserve 0)
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i am afraid of using my phone because I will merge my test accounts and real account for many websites.

Why you think that the website will specifically monitor your web usage?

Are you a secret agent?

Unless you are doing things which are illegal, I do not think that there will be any problem.

What you can do

Install an alternative browser app like the Next browser and when you do anything online with your client, use the alternative browser. When you do things online for yourself, use your original browser.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jiubang.browser
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so android does not merge browsers

for example ebay and amazon on windows desktop os use flash cookies so there is no reason to use a second browser; need a second computer

one client I found out got kicked off both ebay and amazon and then buys another account

Then I see an email that amazon states that accounts are from the same person.

I was not blamed for this because it was before I was working there.
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amazon for example may ask for phone saved contacts

and from that phone saved contacts could identify a user similar to a cookie

although cookie is an easier identifier
because I may have a friend
'bob smith'
saved on my phone today and then delete tomorrow.
Phone saved contacts is not a unique identifier for identity verification.

Amazon uses PIN Verification for seller registration.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=15846991 

Just give them two different telephone numbers which can reach you and you can setup two different seller accounts.
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Yes registration is easy with a 2nd phone number.
But a security check where amazon notifies all users that accounts are linked
Is harder to avoid
Amazon asks for credit card information and it is a bit tough and troublesome.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200306520
Anyway, if Amazon has dedicated people to check every seller, there is not much you can do.

But, I am doubtful that it is possible to do all checks for every seller.
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I like sandbox explanation best. phone pin verify proves sandbox