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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/privacy
 

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Wanted to share this awesome tool to test your browser, also please do share your results in the comments.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I turned privacy.resistFingerprinting to true and now get an absolutely unique fingerprint on the tool

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That might be because it'll be new every time.

Edit: I haven't done my homework about how good this post's test is, but I use amiunique.org to compare browser settings.

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff 2 points 1 month ago

Be aware that any sites using HTML5 Canvas will probably be broken now. It breaks some other niche things too that may not be obviously related, so just keep that in mind if any site starts acting up.