• Anony Moose@lemmy.ca
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    Trying out Librewolf, I realized just how many sites (including Reddit!) use tricks like canvas fingerprinting to identify me up to 99% uniqueness. And here I thought just a VPN, uBO and no cookies would be enough!

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      There’s so many more tricks to identify you, check out https://browserleaks.com

      It’s honestly scary how easy it is to fingerprint you. I’m using LibreWolf (PC) and Firefox Beta with Resist Fingerprinting and Strict Tracking Prevention turned on (Android) with uBlock Origin in Medium Mode, JShelter in Strict Mode and LocalCDN. That prevents much of it but sadly not everything

      Edit: Didn’t click your link, sorry for recommending browserleaks “twice”. My Canvas Fingerprint is 100% unique, although it changes each time I refresh (thanks to JShelter iirc). You can also simply disable WebGL (I think LibreWolf does this by default)

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        It’s honestly scary how easy it is to fingerprint you

        Yeah, 💯. Of course, if we resist fingerprinting too much, we make ourselves have a unique fingerprint again 😁 I assume some of the tools you’ve mentioned randomize the fingerprint instead of just hiding it?

        Didn’t click your link,

        Haha, no worries!

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          I assume some of the tools you’ve mentioned randomize the fingerprint instead of just hiding it?

          According to Arkenfox user.js the Canvas Fingerprint randomization is caused by Firefoxs Resist Fingerprinting

          Of course, if we resist fingerprinting too much, we make ourselves have a unique fingerprint again

          Yeah, that’s why Tor Browser has such strong privacy. You blend into the crowd because everyone’s resistance is the same :)

          I’d also rather stand out sometimes by resisting Fingerprinting to much than always being Fingerprinted accurately

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            According to Arkenfox user.js the Canvas Fingerprint randomization is caused by Firefoxs Resist Fingerprinting

            Nice, I should make sure I have FF’s fingerprint resistance on.

            Tor Browser has such strong privacy

            Yeah, hopefully more and more people start putting up strong privacy walls, so there’s more of a crowd to blend with!