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Does this actually work correctly for anyone? Got wrong results for Firefox and Chrome on Linux (it warns that Chrome probably won't work). I glanced through t

by rozab 5y ago

Does this actually work correctly for anyone? Got wrong results for Firefox and Chrome on Linux (it warns that Chrome probably won't work). I glanced through the source[0] and my about:config and I noticed I have the dom.block_external_protocol_in_iframes setting enabled. Looks like this could be the mechanism they use? I don't remember enabling it manually. Otherwise, it could be my tiling window manager messing with detection. [0]: https://github.com/fingerprintjs/external-protocol-flooding/blob/3076ec617f5e5ab1ad72642898ca01f40271cf41/packages/client/src/detector/detection.ts#L222 https://github.com/fingerprintjs/external-protocol-flooding/...

kdarutkin 5y ago
Any custom settings may affect the result. However default settings will work for the Firefox 88.0.1. Was tested on Windows, Safari and Linux. Chrome does not work on Ubuntu, since it opens everything with xdg-open and creates confirmation dialog for both installed and not-installed application
jedberg 5y ago
It seems that it's not very effective in Linux.
- valve1 5y ago
  Yeah, we tested it on MacOS Big Sur mostly. Nobody on the team had linux so we didn't really test there. It can be made to work with better timings for the measurements etc.
- samjanis 5y ago
  Linux Firefox used Schemeflood! v It's not very effective....
kurthr 5y ago
I find it interesting that it shows I have Skype installed... when I don't.
- shadowgovt 5y ago
  Do you remember ever having Skype installed? Sibling comments suggest that some apps don't properly clean up their URL handlers when uninstalled.
Guest81 5y ago
worked for me on firefox and tor.
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eulers_secret 5y ago
Worked for me on FF 88.0/Kubuntu 21.04. Detected the 2 apps I have installed correctly. I was also unique.