[tor-bugs] #16672 [Tor Browser]: Text rendering allows fingerprinting

Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki blackhole at torproject.org
Tue Aug 4 01:21:05 UTC 2015


#16672: Text rendering allows fingerprinting
---------------------------------+--------------------------------------
     Reporter:  arthuredelstein  |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect           |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Browser      |    Version:
   Resolution:                   |   Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting-fonts
Actual Points:                   |  Parent ID:
       Points:                   |
---------------------------------+--------------------------------------

Comment (by arthuredelstein):

 Here's another example of web page text being rendered differently across
 sites, even though they all are using the same font (Noto Sans). From top,
 Ubuntu (GNOME), OS X, Windows. Note that Ubuntu (GNOME) has a different
 URL bar from Ubunut (XFCE):

 [[Image(Screen Shot 2015-08-03 at 6.15.53 PM.png)]]

--
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16672#comment:6>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online


More information about the tor-bugs mailing list