[tbb-bugs] #23336 [Applications/Tor Browser]: message: "attempted to extract HTML5 canvas image data". suggestion: don't offer the option "allow"
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#23336: message: "attempted to extract HTML5 canvas image data". suggestion: don't
offer the option "allow"
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Reporter: imagecanvasdata@… | Owner: tbb-team
Type: enhancement | Status: closed
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution: invalid
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Changes (by cypherpunks):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => invalid
Comment:
> what would be a reason to allow a site to to extract HTML5 canvas image
data and thereby to allow to uniquely identify the user when the reason
for using tbb is to attempt to hide the user?
It's necessary in some cases such as with some picture upload sites.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/23336#comment:2>
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