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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AceSLS@ani.social 10 months agouBlock Origin and JShelter disagree.
Additionally one could improve that further by using a VPN
If you wanna be extreme you could also just use the Tor Browser
anonymoose@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
AceSLS@ani.social 10 months ago
There’s so many more tricks to identify you, check out browserleaks.com
It’s honestly scary how easy it is to fingerprint you
anonymoose@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
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!
AceSLS@ani.social 10 months ago
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 rrowd because everyone’s resistance is the same :)
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 10 months ago
Except sites deliberately break themselves if they can’t harvest your data. You can’t even browse reddit on Tor anymore.
Even merely using Fennec on my phone, I encounter shopping sites where I actually plan to spend money refuse to work because they can’t recognize “my device.” Or they refuse to sell me products where I live if I’m using a VPN. Creepy-ass behavior.
I suppose the only way out is through, and we should simply refuse to use sites that are designed in such a way, but it feels like a losing battle.
milkytoast@kbin.social 10 months ago
lol advance auto parts (one of the three major auto parts stores in the us) won't let u use their site with a VPN. so I just use the other two lol. like I can understand a government website blocking VPN traffic. but auto parts store?
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 10 months ago
What do you consider the other two big ones? Auto Zone and NAPA?
Just curious because there are so many auto parts stores where I live
milkytoast@kbin.social 10 months ago
auto one and O'Reilly
forgot that Napa even exits lol
explodicle@local106.com 10 months ago
We’re doing our part! The fediverse needs good posts like yours to draw in new users.