[tor-bugs] #8076 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Investigate fingerprinting monitor DPI

Mon Jan 28 20:32:16 UTC 2013

#8076: Investigate fingerprinting monitor DPI
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 Reporter:  mikeperry             |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  major                 |      Milestone:           
Component:  Firefox Patch Issues  |        Version:           
 Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting    |         Parent:           
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:           
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 So far, we've not bothered spoofing DPI because there does not seem to be
 a large amount of variability. We should perhaps study this (#6119?) and
 see if it's actually true. Here's a simple JS-based test:
 http://browserspy.dk/resolution.php

 This information is also now available to CSS:
 https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/CSS/resolution

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