[tor-bugs] #4810 [Torbutton]: Weird screen sizes reported by Panopticlick
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#4810: Weird screen sizes reported by Panopticlick
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Reporter: erikd | Owner: erikd
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Torbutton | Version: Torbutton: 1.4.4.1
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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When I go to https://panopticlick.eff.org/index.php with TorButton
(1.4.5.1) Panopticlick reports (among other things):
{{{
Screen Size and Color Depth 1150x600x24
bits of identifying information 14.67
one in x browsers have this value 26138.95
}}}
but if I go without TorButton it reports:
{{{
Screen Size and Color Depth 1280x800x24
bits of identifying information 3.9
one in x browsers have this value 14.94
}}}
I would suggest that the default settings for the non TorButton report are
far more anonymous than the TorButton report.
I would suggest changing TorButton to use the default screen size and
resolution rather than a modified version.
I have already started work on this.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/4810>
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