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NO GOOGLE TRACK - CODEBERG
(lemmy.ml)
Peace and data security be upon you all.
This is my German-language site on Codeberg:
It covers Google's abuse of power, Project Nimbus, and more. I also list alternative browsers and search engines, complete with pros and cons. I show you how to block Google services using uBlock Origin and strengthen your browser using the hidden about:config menu. The entire text is in German, but I hope automatic browser translation works well enough for you to understand. If you have questions, feel free to message me.
Link for people on mobile: https://aurora-shine.codeberg.page/no-google-track/
I didn't read it all, but am kinda surprised about the fingerprinting explanation. For me its the combination of all individual characteristics of your browser. What's the canvas graphic thing (item 2) you are explaining here? https://aurora-shine.codeberg.page/no-google-track/about-config.html
Canvas is a special "place"/way of drawing images on a website. It can be used for fingerprinting since different gpus/drivers etc draw things a little differently. Basically a script on a page draws thousands of shapes, pictures whatnot on a canvas you can't see i.e. is placed somewhere out of the standard view area. Then the script calculates some kind of hash or checksum. Combine that with other fingerprinting characteristics you'll get pretty nicely unique browsers.
For example LibreWolf blocks canvas by default for everyone and randomizes the canvas data on every read. If you happen to use a site that uses the canvas for legitimate purposes you won't ever see what's supposed to be there by the original design.
Thank you so much for explaining this in such detail! I'm still quite new to this 'privacy world'. If there are any mistakes on my site, I'd really appreciate feedback. And I'm trying my best to understand everything, even though my English isn't great yet 😅😅
Hi. Thanks for the comment! The confusion likely comes from the automatic translation of my German page. Sorry.
When I wrote 'We distort this graphic,' I didn't mean that I manually change it. I meant that the browser setting privacy.resistFingerprinting automatically spoofs the Canvas data for you.
So, to answer your question about 'Item 2': It refers to enabling privacy.resistFingerprinting = true in Firefox's about:config.
Once this is active, the browser automatically returns a generic, identical Canvas image to every website, preventing them from creating a unique fingerprint based on your GPU. It's a built-in feature, not a manual process.
Hope that clears it up.
Please let me know if anything is still unclear or if I made any mistakes. My English isn't great, so I'm using a translator, and I want to make sure I'm communicating correctly!