Reviews for CanvasBlocker
CanvasBlocker by kkapsner
Review by Teagan
Rated 3 out of 5
by Teagan, 2 years agoI would like to give this Add-On more then 2 1/2 stars (which is what I selected but it's showing 3 starts). In general, it does seem to work with some flaws. For me, my biggest issue, or what annoys me about all add-ons, is that they will always slow down your browser and CanvasBlocker is no exception to this. It does slow down my browser quite a bit, but I suppose that can vary from user to user depending on what you've selected as its settings. So don't be surprised if it does slow down your browser.
If you are using the Privacy Badger Add-On, expect the Add-On's to conflict with each other a lot, or from time to time. Depending on the type of internet user you are (or Netizen); if you are normally intimidated by what seems to be a complicated Add-On with lots of options to select, or you don't know what DOMRect, webGL, or APIs means, don't let that discourage, or prevent you from using it. Take your time to read how to use this extension (Add-On) and you should be good.
If you are using the Privacy Badger Add-On, expect the Add-On's to conflict with each other a lot, or from time to time. Depending on the type of internet user you are (or Netizen); if you are normally intimidated by what seems to be a complicated Add-On with lots of options to select, or you don't know what DOMRect, webGL, or APIs means, don't let that discourage, or prevent you from using it. Take your time to read how to use this extension (Add-On) and you should be good.
Developer response
posted 2 years agoYou can try the different presets to check which one fits your need best.
I notice much better performance when I disable notifications for DOMRect: https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/discussions/638#discussioncomment-5313863
I notice much better performance when I disable notifications for DOMRect: https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/discussions/638#discussioncomment-5313863
453 reviews
- Rated 1 out of 5by CHANO, 6 days agoI became suspicious when there is no tally count, so I went to coveryourtracks.eff. ran the fingerprinting scan and found the app was doing absolutely nothing at all but sitting in my browser collecting info.I will be removing it.And running a system malware scan.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19145735, 7 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19141042, 7 days ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by NameOfDisplay, a month agoI like the concept of the addon but this is basically useless until the developer explains literally anywhere how to add sites to the whitelist and the settings page doesn't absolutely suck.
Only really useful if you are the developer and understand all of the obtuse menu options. - Rated 4 out of 5by Mikaela, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by BrunoFontes.Net, a month ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 19062474, a month agoNo instructions on how to use it. Not intuitive to use. I have not a clue if it is doing anything because of this. I will leave it on incase it is working. It would be better as an app to work all the time my device is on rather than just inside my browser.
- Rated 5 out of 5by thevoid, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Сырное, 2 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 12814982, 2 months agoAn sich ein wirklich klasse AddOn, was Webseiten definitiv zu schaffen macht.
Leider bremmst es den Browser je nach Seite extrem aus.
Gerade Karten-Webseiten wie z.B. Google Maps sind teilweise unbenutzbar, wenn der CanvasBlocker zuschlägt.
Der Blocker von Firefox selbst, ist hier etwas harmloser, dafür aber auch von der Block-Qualität schlechter. - Rated 5 out of 5by Rinshun, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18642424, 2 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 14186837, 2 months agoMade my rating on EFF's CoverYourTrack tool worse!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Sonya, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 17288647, 3 months agoThis is a game changer. This security add-on compliments your VPN and enhances the security of your web surfing experience. You should include this as one part of your layered strategy security plan.
- Rated 5 out of 5by josh L., 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by t3 ur u4 to c3, 3 months agoits good but it would be great if right-clicking on the extension also had an option to temporarily disable it for testing purposes
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18973328, 3 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by B00T987, 3 months agoI love this extension! However its a bit hard to use, because you have to uninstall, and reinstall the extension to open up the easy to use settings picker. If you change your settings as often as I do, if not then this is an easy 5/5 extension.
- Rated 1 out of 5by HedgehogInTheCPP, 3 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by AnoniM0US3, 3 months agothe addon prevents "youtube comment search" addon from working
is there a way to fix this, without having to turn canvasblocker off each time?
or even better: can i block or unblock each element separately, until i find the culprit? (the way "NoScript" addon visualized this is very beginner userfriendly)
thank you - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18369793, 3 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Sembler, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15514956, 3 months ago