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Mozilla is planning to block it (and the APIs it relies on) by default for all content, I think, regardless of how many apps it breaks. That seems like a reason
by kevingadd 8y ago
Mozilla is planning to block it (and the APIs it relies on) by default for all content, I think, regardless of how many apps it breaks. That seems like a reasonable countermeasure since people with canvas fingerprinting blocked will not be a small identifiable group.
- mirimir 8y agoThat's great news. Thanks. And that reminds me, Apple too in macOS: https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/05/apple-safari-canvas-fingerprinting/ https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/05/apple-safari-canvas-fing...
- Uberphallus 8y agoYeah, that's great. Blocking/spoofing fingerprinting is a bit like wearing a mask. If it's only a handful of people, it may even be worse from a privacy/tracking perspective -> look, the guy with the mask
- mirimir 8y agoWell, if Canvas Defender actually worked, you could change fingerprints daily or weekly or whatever. So you'd still have a valid fingerprint. Just not invarient.
- Uberphallus 8y agoStill, you'd get a pretty unique fingerprint, so even if it changes, it can help reduce the entropy bits if the trackers are half smart (hey, this is the guy with the Nixon mask, now he's wearing an Obama mask instead). You don't need to just hide your real fingerprint, you need to make it look like everybody else's.