LibreWolf doesn't resist fingerprinting effectively (without Canvas Blocker extension) (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by illectrility@sh.itjust.works to c/librewolf@lemmy.ml

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Fingerprint.com allows you to test web fingerprinting. This is a more advanced method of tracking individuals throughout the web without the need of cookies.

~~Mozilla~~ The Tor Project developed a pretty effective ~~toll~~ tool against this called resistFingerprinting. It can be enabled in about:config. LibreWolf has this feature enabled by default. Sadly, it doesn't really work.

On Firefox you can visit fingerprint.com in a private window with resistFingerprinting enabled and after closing the private window and visiting fingerprint.com again, there will be a new id meaning that you have not been tracked.

~~On LibreWolf you can do the exact same thing but the same id will show up every time. Is there a way to configure LibreWolf to be more effective at resisting fingerprinting?~~

On LibreWolf you can do the exact same thing but the same id will show up everytime. To get the same functionality as Firefox you need to install the Canvas Blocker extension.

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[-] byte1000@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

What if the site was even able to fingerprint my Tor browser?

I didn't change anything in the browser settings menu. Only thing I did after loading the site for the first time was to click "block canvas fingerprinting".

I'm on Windows 11 BTW.

[-] illectrility@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

It can't track my TOR Browser when I close it, open it up again and go back to fingerprint.com

[-] byte1000@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I did that, several times. I tried it natively on Tor Browser for Windows 11. I also tried it in a virtual machine on Tor browser for TailsOS.

On Tails, only resetting the VM did manage to prevent fingerprint(dot)com from tracking the browser, just closing and opening the browser up did not.

[-] illectrility@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That is weird. For me even the New Identity button does the trick. It not working on Tails is weird to me, too.

[-] byte1000@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Well, you use Linux, maybe Win11 is screwing me in that case.

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