heavyboots (@heavyboots@mastodon.social)
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Attached: 2 images Since I’m the idiot learning this by filing bug reports, I thought I’d pass it on to all other #FireFox users on here. If you enable resistFingerprinting in about:config, the web site will start showing you weird stripy graphics anywhere an HTML5 canvas graphic would be generated. To fix this for sites you trust is to click on the tiny graphic icon to the left of the URL and allow use of your HTML5 canvas. Big thanks to the patient Bugzilla guys for dealing with my bug report and the solution.

My apologies to the Bugzilla team for wasting their time holding my hand on this one. Would have honestly never noticed the little “HTML5” info icon to the left of the URL bar though without their help.

  • delirious_owl
    22·
    9 months ago

    If you’re fingerprintable and your fingerprint changes every 60 seconds then it doesn’t really matter

    You’re still better off hardening these settings

      • delirious_owl
        51·
        9 months ago

        I use the plugin Chameleon to chagney my browser attributes every 60 seconds so my fingerprint changes constantly.

        • N0x0n@lemmy.ml
          2·
          9 months ago

          Will I agree and are also a Chameleon user… There are so many attributes that makes you finger printable that I’m slowly thinking to switch to Tor.

          • SinkingLotus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            6·
            9 months ago

            In that case remember not to use any plugins, don’t change any of the default settings, and run with a 1080p resolution, never maximize the TOR window either. Since even screen size and resolution is used for your fingerprint.