Merlin
WebGL Fingerprint Defender

WebGL Fingerprint Defender

Defending against WebGL fingerprinting by reporting a fake value.

Total ratings for WebGL Fingerprint Defender
3.68 (Rating count: 31)
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Pros
  • The add-on can generate a different WebGL fingerprint each time a page loads, effectively defending against WebGL fingerprinting.
  • The add-on appears to do what it promises - it blocks WebGL fingerprinting.
  • Fingerprint randomization works as advertised, according to some users.
Cons
  • The add-on disrupts the functionality of Google Maps, causing certain features to stop working or the map to appear black.
  • There's no option to disable the add-on on a per-site basis - users need to disable it manually in the add-on settings.
  • The add-on doesn't have a whitelisting feature where users could choose websites where the add-on won't apply its defences.
  • Some users find the desktop notifications to be intrusive, wishing they could be disabled or moved to the toolbar section.
Most mentioned
  • The add-on blocks WebGL fingerprinting.
  • Google Maps does not work properly when the add-on is enabled.
  • The lack of a whitelist feature or the ability to disable the add-on on specific websites is a recurrent complaint.
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Recent reviews for WebGL Fingerprint Defender
Recent rating average: 4.60
All time rating average: 3.68
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Date Author Rating Comment
2024-01-01 Quaesitrix Tested on https://browserleaks.com/ and https://webbrowsertools.com/webgl-fingerprint/ Works fine, I get a different fingerprint ID each time I load a page :)
2023-03-28 Matthias I'm not sure about this. I did not really test the behavior, but I can confirm that enabling this plugin does block alot of functions on twitch. I'm not sure how a WebGL Fingerprint Defender could do this really. But I'm no expert. So I guess it does what it should, but twitch is more or less useless.
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2022-11-27 Craig
2022-09-29 Silopante Good!
2022-09-28 Firefox user 17586528
2022-08-28 Jonma can you do something about the notification on this? Like trying to use this addon with google maps is a pain in the butt experience. Like every little thing you do on google maps trigger 3/4 notifications on this. Is there an option to turn notification off on this? i can't find it
2022-06-10 Firefox user 17442160
2022-05-04 Paolo
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