https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=387549
Bug ID: 387549
Summary: According to panopticlick 3.0 test does not protect
against trackers
Product: konqueror
Version: 5.0.97
Platform: Debian unstable
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: webenginepart
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 109187
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konqueror with results of panopticlick 3.0 test
Choosing major as priority according to the elected privacy by default goal.
Despite proxy settings pointing to Privoxy, as well as Easylist+Easylist
Privacy, Easylist Germany, Fanboy List and quite some other lists enabled in
the ad blocker settings according to https://panopticlick.eff.org/ neither
Konqueror 17.08 nor Akregator 17.08 block trackers or protect against
fingerprinting:
# How to reproduce
- Tell Konqueror to use Qt Webengine (only offered renderer in my Debian
Unstable system)
- Activate Ad filter
- Activate EasyList Germany, ROList, Adblocklist.org, EasyPrivacy+EasyList,
ChinaList, AdblockRules.org, Czech List, Fanboy´s List, Hackarus
anti-advertisment, Hackarus Anticounter, NLBlock or…
- … even activate *all* lists expect obvious duplicates
- For good measure optionally even tell it to use Privoxy as a proxy (However I
did not adapt the configuration of it, just using the default
- Call https://panopticlick.eff.org/
- Run the test
# Actual results
Test Result
Is your browser blocking tracking ads? ✗ no
Is your browser blocking invisible trackers? ✗ no
Does your browser unblock 3rd parties that promise to honor Do Not Track?
✗ no
Does your browser protect from fingerprinting? ✗ no
It suggests me to install Privacy Badger. Which I can´t and I won´t, cause it
is easily fingerprintable as it learns what to block.
# Expected results
Konqueror / Akregator blocks trackers at least if being told to.
Or even better: Konqueror / Akregator block trackers *by default*.
# Recommendation
I strongly suggest into looking whether uBlock Origin would be adaptable to
Konqueror / Qupzilla/Falcon / Akregator. It does its job. It does its job well.
It is properly maintained. And I see no point in reinventing it.
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