[tbb-bugs] #16005 [Tor Browser]: webgl.min_capability_mode might be too minimal
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Tue May 12 09:27:26 UTC 2015
#16005: webgl.min_capability_mode might be too minimal
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Reporter: mikeperry | Owner: tbb-
Type: defect | team
Priority: normal | Status: new
Component: Tor Browser | Milestone:
Keywords: tbb-fingerprinting, tbb-usability- | Version:
website | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
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We set webgl.min_capability_mode in an effort to resist fingerprinting.
Unfortunately, it seems minimal mode might be a little too minimal. It
completely breaks the HexGL racing game (at http://hexgl.bkcore.com/play).
We should try to figure out what exactly about minimal mode is breaking
this game, and make a guess as to if it is really a fingerprinting issue.
Given that my 4 year old laptop with Intel built-in graphics was
completely capable of playing this game with this pref unset, it seems
that maybe webgl.min_capability_mode is a little too minimal, and could be
altered to represent a slightly less restrictive set of capabilities
without much fingerprinting risk.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16005>
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