Canvas Defender
As you browse the internet, sites you visit can attempt to take screenshots of your computer as a pixel-by-pixel unique digital "fingerprint" of you & and your devices. This is called canvas fingerprinting.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Firefox
Features
- No Tracking
- Browser extension
Tags
- Firefox Extension
- canvas-fingerprint
- Google Chrome Extension
- Privacy Protection
Canvas Defender News & Activities
Recent activities
Canvas Defender information
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Proprietary and Free product.Alternatives
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- English
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What is Canvas Defender?
As you browse the internet, sites you visit can attempt to take screenshots of your computer as a pixel-by-pixel unique digital "fingerprint" of you & and your devices. This is called canvas fingerprinting. This can risk your privacy, even if you're browsing anonymously, e.g. from behind a VPN or using the Tor network.
Canvas defender is a Firefox addon that tries to defeat such tracking by adding random noise to your the screen capture. This has no effect on your online experience. This addon is different to others, in that it does not attempt to block the fingerprinting altogether, but rather to confuse it.
Instead of completely blocking canvas fingerprinting, Canvas Defender add-on creates a unique and persistent noise that hides your real canvas fingerprint. This add-on protects you while browsing both in normal and private mode.
Comments and Reviews
I'm not finding this for Chrome, but here's a Firefox link [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/no-canvas-fingerprinting/](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/no-canvas-fingerprinting/) The extension called All Fingerprint Defender told me a site used Canvas finger printing. I tried this extension and was able to see the site again.