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Are there browser plugins that can "fake" your browser fingerprint somewhat? Like, e.g., only showing OS default fonts installed, or fixing screen dimension inf
by ballenf 3y ago
Are there browser plugins that can "fake" your browser fingerprint somewhat? Like, e.g., only showing OS default fonts installed, or fixing screen dimension info, etc? Or would this require forking a browser's code?
Maybe futile, but I'd still consider using it.
- bananapub 3y agoyes, and it's one of the things the Tor browser does to make fingerprinting harder.
- ballenf 3y agoBut can it be down with an extension to Chrome/Safari/"normal" Firefox?
- ipaddr 3y agoyes
- seaal 3y agoLibreWolf has pretty good defaults for anti-fingerprinting if you just want something that is setup and works. https://librewolf.net/docs/features/ https://librewolf.net/docs/features/
- Conting 3y agoThe Firefox extension "Fingerprint Shield" will show you when a canvas is generated in your browser. You can try it out on Best Buy. https://archive.ph/ZjnwY https://archive.ph/ZjnwY
- armoredkitten 3y agoFirefox has an experimental fingerprinting protection option built in, which you can enable with a flag: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-against-fingerprinting https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-agai...
- Bu9818 3y agoTor Browser and Mullvad Browser are your best options, but they aren't browser plugins. Some of their protection is implemented with browser patches.