I'm testing in #librewolf latest release (v116.0-1) and I got different fingerprint ID when I open fringerprint.com in a private window and then I close and open it in a normal window.
Is your librewolf updated?
this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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My LibreWolf is updated to version 116.0-1 (64-bit) and fingerprint.com still shows the exact same ID. I even wiped the installation and clean-installed it. (Which did give me a new ID). Which OS are you running LibreWolf on? I'm on Linux
I update it regularly but I'll check
This feels like the solution is in the definition of the problem. Why not stick to Firefox?
LibreWolf has some nice things going for it. A lot of privacy stuff is pre-configured and it saves time that way but yeah, if stuff like this simply doesn't work I'll be going back to Firefox asap
@illectrility @Illecors Some website logins don't work e.g.duolingo
There is an extension that adds a button to toggle the fingerprinting resistance. You can look for it at about:addons
i tested on firefox and the id is different, my friend who is on librewolf tested it and got the same result as yours, but then he tested again with the canvas blocker extension and that seems to give different ID. can you also check with that extension on
Yes! It works with the extension. Still weird that it doesn't natively do it
What if the site was even able to fingerprint my Tor browser?
I didn't change anything in the browser settings menu. Only thing I did after loading the site for the first time was to click "block canvas fingerprinting".
I'm on Windows 11 BTW.
It can't track my TOR Browser when I close it, open it up again and go back to fingerprint.com
I did that, several times. I tried it natively on Tor Browser for Windows 11. I also tried it in a virtual machine on Tor browser for TailsOS.
On Tails, only resetting the VM did manage to prevent fingerprint(dot)com from tracking the browser, just closing and opening the browser up did not.
That is weird. For me even the New Identity button does the trick. It not working on Tails is weird to me, too.
Well, you use Linux, maybe Win11 is screwing me in that case.
https://librewolf.net/docs/testing/ says:
These tests are not intended to be used as oracles, but rather as a way to check your setup and verify that your changes are applied. You should not read too much into the results unless you are sure you understand them, as explained in this article.
https://blog.pastly.net/posts/2019-01-19-about-to-use-tor/#testing-your-fingerprint
BTW I commented about this in the past, see https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser/windows/-/issues/276#note_1137125815