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EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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 6 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months 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.