Reviews for CanvasBlocker
CanvasBlocker by kkapsner
Review by Firefox user 15038450
Rated 4 out of 5
by Firefox user 15038450, 6 years agoI changed my rating.
Originally I put 1 star because:
1. https://amiunique.org/ reports me as UNIQUE.
2. No support email, only github (I don't even know what it is and I do not want to create account only to ask for support).
Happy to change rating if I receive support (not github but email or phone) and problem is fixed.
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I changed to 4 stars because:
1. I was explained that it does not matter if I am unique as long as my profile changes each time which, apparently, it does.
2. The developer contacted me privately even though he's alone and he's not a company or a team. I appreciated that.
3. I put 4 stars instead of 5 because we have become used to better user interface layouts.
All in all I am happy and I recommend it.
Originally I put 1 star because:
1. https://amiunique.org/ reports me as UNIQUE.
2. No support email, only github (I don't even know what it is and I do not want to create account only to ask for support).
Happy to change rating if I receive support (not github but email or phone) and problem is fixed.
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I changed to 4 stars because:
1. I was explained that it does not matter if I am unique as long as my profile changes each time which, apparently, it does.
2. The developer contacted me privately even though he's alone and he's not a company or a team. I appreciated that.
3. I put 4 stars instead of 5 because we have become used to better user interface layouts.
All in all I am happy and I recommend it.
Developer response
posted 6 years agoThe same issue is discussed at https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/canvasblocker/reviews/1141570/ and https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/issues/154
In short: it fine to have these sites to report a unique fingerprint as long as the fingerprint changes (which is the case in the default CB settings). You can open up the console (Ctrl + Shift + K) and have a look at the actual fingerprint. There you will see that the protected fingerprints change with each reload.
Regarding support: github is mainly a code managing service (you can look at the complete source code and history of CB there). But it also offers a requirement and bug tracking feature. As I am only one person I have no time to give individual email (or even phone) support. On github some helping angels can support me. Also it provides an overview of already asked questions and open issues so other people with the same issue can see that it is known and/or what the solution is.
In short: it fine to have these sites to report a unique fingerprint as long as the fingerprint changes (which is the case in the default CB settings). You can open up the console (Ctrl + Shift + K) and have a look at the actual fingerprint. There you will see that the protected fingerprints change with each reload.
Regarding support: github is mainly a code managing service (you can look at the complete source code and history of CB there). But it also offers a requirement and bug tracking feature. As I am only one person I have no time to give individual email (or even phone) support. On github some helping angels can support me. Also it provides an overview of already asked questions and open issues so other people with the same issue can see that it is known and/or what the solution is.
453 reviews
- Rated 1 out of 5by CHANO, 16 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, 17 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19141042, 17 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, 2 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 19062474, 2 months 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, 3 months agoMade my rating on EFF's CoverYourTrack tool worse!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Sonya, 3 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, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15514956, 4 months ago