On 28.03.2014 19:45, Loic J. Duros wrote: > > Also, would anyone on this list research this issue, write back results > to the list with a list of elements to work on to reduce fingerprinting, as > well as potential implementations for this (Or code submissions?)
I do not know whether you are aware of it, but the EFF has a project regarding browser fingerprinting: https://panopticlick.eff.org/ I assume that they have lots of data from that which might be helpful identifying fingerprinting pitfalls. regards, Jonas Wielicki > Just making sure that everyone knows that we need more contributors, > always. > > Loic > > [email protected] (Loic J. Duros) writes: > >> Julian <[email protected]> writes: >> >>> On 03/27/2014 05:52 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> I am writing to stress out the need of a solution, integrated with >>>> icecat, to use false browser fingerprints and result in opting-out >>>> from surveillance. >>> >>> Nothing wrong with adding anti-fingerprinting to IceCat, but I just >>> want to point out that the best way to stop fingerprinting (and >>> surveillance in general) is to use the Tor Browser Bundle at its >>> default settings. IceCat can never be as good at stopping tracking as >>> that, for various reasons. >> >> Actually, if we are talking about fingerprinting strictly rather than >> pure anonimity, I'm not sure how the tor browser fares (I remember the >> tor browser draft mentioned fingerprinting at some point.) Anything that >> modifies the behavior of your browser has an effect on >> fingerprinting. This includes the measures (addons, fixes) taken to >> block third-party requests, disable a global js variable, and the like. >> The more the browser is out of the ordinary the more unique its >> fingerprint. The best way to get a browser to have a more common >> fingerprint is to have it masquerade as a common browser, running in a >> common operating system, with the expected behavior of a browser, etc, >> ... >> >> Running stuff that will make your browser more private will make your >> fingerprint more unique... So it's just a matter of finding the right >> balance (you still don't want to leak private data), or finding a way to >> mess with the values/mechanisms used for fingerprinting. >> >> Anyway, this is just my personal opinion which I haven't verified >> recently (more like a year and a half ago.) >> >> -- >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > > -- > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
