anuseems Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) "A new kind of tracking tool, canvas fingerprinting, is being used to follow visitors to thousands of top websites, from WhiteHouse.gov to YouPorn..."Another one, but not surprised.--As with many of these tracking schemes, JavaScript is required to be enabled for the fingerprinting to be effective. From the »https://securehomes.esat.kuleuven.be/~gacar/sticky/index.html canvas fingerprinting site list, just a tiny handful of the many hundreds of sites listed (URLs obfuscated):hxxp://nydailynews.comhxxp://cbslocal.comhxxp://bt.comhxxp://usnews.comhxxp://kaspersky.comhxxp://starbucks.comhxxp://dailycaller.comhxxp://theblaze.comhxxp://comodo.comhxxp://canon.comhxxp://denverpost.comhxxp://fox.comhxxp://adidas.comhxxp://upi.comhxxp://state.pa.ushxxp://defencenet.grhxxp://equifax.comhxxp://suntimes.comhxxp://majorgeeks.comhxxp://bostonherald.comhxxp://vogue.comhxxp://gatesfoundation.orghxxp://greenpeace.orghxxp://riteaid.comhxxp://whirlpool.comhxxp://barracuda-digital.co.ukhxxp://osha.govhxxp://noaa.govhxxp://state.govhxxp://ssa.govhxxp://socialsecurity.govhxxp://uscis.govhxxp://dhs.govhxxp://archives.govhxxp://tsa.govhxxp://maryland.gov-- How You Can Try to Thwart Canvas Fingerprinting - Use the Tor browser (Warning: can be slow) - Block JavaScript from loading in your browser (Warning: breaks a lot of web sites) - Use NoScript browser extension to block JavaScript from known fingerprinters such as AddThis (Warning: requires a lot of research and decision-making) - Try the experimental browser extension Chameleon that is designed to block fingerprinting (Warning: only recommended for tech-savvy users at this point) - Install opt-out cookies from known fingerprinters such as AddThis (Warning: fingerprint will likely still be collected, companies simply pledge not to use the data for ad targeting or personalization)http://www.propublica.org/article/meet-the-online-tracking-device-that-is-virtually-impossible-to-block from http://www.bluesnews.com/s/153395/evening-safety-dance Edited July 22, 2014 by anuseems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Meet the Online Tracking Device That is Virtually Impossible to BlockAs with many of these tracking schemes, JavaScript is required to be enabled for the fingerprinting to be effective.Does anybody else see the contradiction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugo4brain Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Meet the Online Tracking Device That is Virtually Impossible to BlockAs with many of these tracking schemes, JavaScript is required to be enabled for the fingerprinting to be effective.Does anybody else see the contradiction? :rolleyes: :duh: :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212eta Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Does anybody else see the contradiction? Oh, yes! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sat Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) I wonder if Ghostery can block this...EDIT: It would appear it can! Edited July 23, 2014 by Sat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) . Edited April 28, 2019 by CODYQX4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killbit Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Does anybody else see the contradiction? It's not really contradictory when you realize just how much JS is used in building even the most mundane sites, not to mention complex sites that require logins or include advanced functionality. Completely disabling JS will nix a lot of privacy issues but will hinder your browsing experience immensely. It's almost like you've got to choose what's more important: your privacy or having sites work properly. An unfair position to be in for sure, but not an uncommon one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Ahhh . . . . . . . . . the spell is finally broken - at last, we have one person who could not see the contradiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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