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To be honest, it would surprise me if they are not already doing this. On a side note, when you install, launch and maximize TOR browser, you get a warning adv
by cocoa19 8y ago
To be honest, it would surprise me if they are not already doing this.
On a side note, when you install, launch and maximize TOR browser, you get a warning advising you not to maximize it. Web servers/attackers can use max screen size as an additional point to determine your identity.
- LeoPanthera 8y agoThat’s confusing. Wouldn’t it be better if everyone maximised their window? If you have a random window size you have a much higher chance of it being unique.
- UncleEntity 8y ago> If you have a random window size you have a much higher chance of it being unique. That's the whole point, multiple unique data points can whittle down the differences to a single user.
- MauranKilom 8y agoIf your screen resolution is common, it's just a bit or two worth of information. But enough of those bits from various sources and you are unique.
- ChrisSD 8y agoThe default TOR viewport size isn't random. It picks a multiple of 200x100, with 1000x1000 as the maximum
- eugeniub 8y agoI think the idea is preventing tracking a user between different Tor Browser sessions, not within the same session. When Tor Browser opens, it opens at a default size, regardless of computer. So there's no way to differentiate between different Tor Browser users who don't manually change the window size.