Security News > 2017 > October > Firefox will soon block canvas-based browser fingerprinting attempts
2017-10-30 20:55
Starting with Firefox 58, users will be able to refuse websites’ requests for information extracted via the HTML5 canvas element, which can be used to fingerprint their browsers. What is browser fingerprinting? Browser fingerprinting is used as an alternative to browser cookies by websites and web analytics services that want to identify users and track their online behavior. There are a number of browser/device fingerprinting techniques, but Mozilla aims to address the issue of “canvas … More →
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