Font Fingerprint Defender

Defending against Font fingerprinting by reporting a fake value.

Font Fingerprint Defender - Privacy Protection Chrome Extension

'Font Fingerprint Defender' is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to systematically protect your privacy online. It achieves this by generating and reporting a random fake font fingerprint every time you visit a site or refresh a page, thus shielding your actual fingerprint. There are no settings to adjust - just add it to your browser and enjoy safer internet browsing.

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Extension stats

By: Keller

Users: 200,000+

110.00K

Rating: 3.45

(20)

Version: 0.1.6 (Last updated: 2025-02-17)

Creation date: 2020-05-08

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus
notifications

Size: 41.31K

Email: ho*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 1,551 ▲ 1,203

Other rankings

#121 in Privacy & Security ▲ 5 #21 in font keyword 23 ▲ 1 #210 in reload keyword 42 ▲ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Font Fingerprint Defender (v0.1.6)

2,221+ 5.00

(2)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Actually works to spoof font-based tracking
Good for privacy and prevents tracking based on installed fonts

Cons

Causes buggy scrolling in Discord
Does not function as promised for many users
Opens tabs with advertisements
Breaks CSS on some websites
High memory usage leading to slow performance

Most mentioned

Extension stopped working recently or is not functioning as promised
Issues with Discord scrolling
Opened tabs with ads
Causes font size issues or breaks functionality on some websites

User reviews

causes buggy scrolling in discord (browser)

wez, 2024-05-11

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Lino Pereira, 2023-08-29

Essa extensão não está fazendo o que promete. Funcionava antes, agora não funciona mais. Eu testei muito usando o site " deviceinfo.me ". This extension is not doing what it promises. It worked before, now it doesn't work anymore. I tested a lot using the " deviceinfo.me " website.

Julio Cezar G.F., 2023-05-18

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Font Fingerprint Defender requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Font Fingerprint Defender. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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