Reviews for CanvasBlocker
CanvasBlocker by kkapsner
Response by kkapsner
Developer response
posted 7 years agoThe same issue is discussed at https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/canvasblocker/reviews/1141570/ and https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/issues/154
In short: it fine to have these sites to report a unique fingerprint as long as the fingerprint changes (which is the case in the default CB settings). You can open up the console (Ctrl + Shift + K) and have a look at the actual fingerprint. There you will see that the protected fingerprints change with each reload.
Regarding support: github is mainly a code managing service (you can look at the complete source code and history of CB there). But it also offers a requirement and bug tracking feature. As I am only one person I have no time to give individual email (or even phone) support. On github some helping angels can support me. Also it provides an overview of already asked questions and open issues so other people with the same issue can see that it is known and/or what the solution is.
In short: it fine to have these sites to report a unique fingerprint as long as the fingerprint changes (which is the case in the default CB settings). You can open up the console (Ctrl + Shift + K) and have a look at the actual fingerprint. There you will see that the protected fingerprints change with each reload.
Regarding support: github is mainly a code managing service (you can look at the complete source code and history of CB there). But it also offers a requirement and bug tracking feature. As I am only one person I have no time to give individual email (or even phone) support. On github some helping angels can support me. Also it provides an overview of already asked questions and open issues so other people with the same issue can see that it is known and/or what the solution is.
477 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18896950, 2 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by superoci, 2 days agoWould recommand, works as expected and randomises fingerprint. Never broke a site for me, only increased my privacy.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13457490, 11 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Sygatzi, 17 days agoChanges the fingerprint upon every single refresh. Goodbye tracking. :)
- Rated 5 out of 5by LemonMeringueTy, 18 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Platan, 2 months agoI wanted to thank you for offering this is add-on. I noticed a huge progressive step in terms of browser privacy.
Any updates and new feature would be highly appreciated - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19712217, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19708899, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by ProActress20, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by JERD_ME, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Kumar, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19654712, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Gab, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Leviii, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19544944, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19173908, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Saint.77, 6 months agoOne of the essential plugins for everyone that care about anonymity when you surf on the web. If you stay on one of the 2 lowest settings you can increase your anonymity dramatically on the web without breaking functionality, so you can surf the web pretty much like everyone else without even noticing it while still staying hard to identify if you for example combine this with VPN. This alone will help but its one of several other key plugins you should install to shield yourself against tracking on the web.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Lilith D. Bracken, 6 months agoGreat privacy-focused extension that helps protect against fingerprinting. It blocks or fakes the data that websites use to track your device without your consent. I like that you can customize how strict it is for each site, so if something breaks, it’s easy to adjust. It runs quietly in the background and doesn’t slow things down. A must-have for anyone who cares about online privacy and wants more control over what sites can learn about their system.
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 19490358, 6 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Edgar Almeida, 7 months agoSeems to work, if you test it at browserleaks(dot)com / canvas with the plugin on, keeps giving new signatures at each refresh, if you turn the plugin off, the signature will remain the same
- Rated 5 out of 5by 魔王, 7 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Kal, 7 months agoDoesn't seem to work. Visited the EFF page (coveryourtracks.eff.org) to check fingerprinting and no luck.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Zertrax, 7 months agoWorks very well. If you want to test this addon whether it works or not, just visit the page which is mentioned in the description. (for example: browserleaks website)
It's just a shame that I only recently discovered canvas fingerprinting, even though it's been around for so long. Keep your privacy up folks.