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Re: HTML5 Canvas Fingerprinter

#11

Post by stolio » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 10:58 PM UTC

> JavaScript Disabled — Canvas element is part of HTML5, but it also requires JavaScript

Victory! HA!

[enables javascript]

> General conclusion: Your system fingerprint appears to be unique, yet we don't collect signatures here, just check.

Interesting. That is really not the answer I'd like to see. Is there a "blend in more" plugin?

Re: HTML5 Canvas Fingerprinter

#12

Post by nacs » Thu, Jan 15, 2015, 2:38 AM UTC

stolio wrote: post #11

> JavaScript Disabled — Canvas element is part of HTML5, but it also requires JavaScript Victory! HA! [enables javascript] > General conclusion: Your system fingerprint appears to be unique, yet we don't collect signatures here, just check. Interesting. That is really not the answer I'd like to see. Is there a "blend in more" plugin?

> Is there a "blend in more" plugin?

There's a Chrome extension called Chameleon ( https://github.com/ghostwords/chameleon ) that attempts to cut down on fingerprinting.

Re: HTML5 Canvas Fingerprinter

#13

Post by darklajid » Fri, Jan 16, 2015, 11:32 PM UTC

aselzer wrote: post #7

darklajid wrote: post #4

General Conclusion It is very likely that you are using [Firefox] on [Windows] (Aurora/Developer Edition on Arch Linux) I understand that they can figure out that I'm running some variation of FF, but .. why would it think this is Windows?

Are you 9B6288AF? (1/41051) I am also using FF Developer Edition on Arch Linux. It says Firefox on Linux to me.

Nope, that's not me.

Signature B15C225D

would be me, for what it's worth.