RubberGlove

RubberGlove

Blocks common browser fingerprint techniques to improve your privacy.

Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-03-29
Users: 352
Rating: 3.48 (23)
Version: 14.7.8.0 (Last updated: 2014-07-11)
Creation date: 2014-07-11
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • privacy
Size: 26.63K
URLs: Website
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Summary

RubberGlove aims to reduce the ability of websites to globally fingerprint your browser. The Electronic Frontier Foundation's website, panopticlick.eff.org, and the associated study shows just how effective these techniques are for tracking you even without cookies.

Currently it wraps the window.navigator and window.clientInformation objects to cloak plugins and mime types similar to the way it's done in Firefox and IE.

Planned future features:

  • Ability to add exceptions for specified sites (very soon)
  • Reduction of detailed version information both in window.navigator and the http User-Agent header.
  • Prevention of time skew and drift fingerprinting
  • Prevention of canvas based fingerprinting

Please note that until this plugin or others like it are widely used, Panopticlick will likely still report your browser as unique despite the significant reduction in bits of identifying information.

View the full source at https://github.com/jsclary/RubberGlove

User reviews
Is there a way to donate towards the devs of this extension because this is the best privacy extension on the internet.
by Jamie Jamie, 2023-03-03

зашёл на whoer.net - результат 100%
by User User, 2022-08-21

Rubber glove. This extension is not working anymore. It doesnt show the options. It's completely inactive. as his developer
by Dan Uber Dan Uber, 2021-09-15
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Safety
Risk impact

RubberGlove is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install RubberGlove if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

RubberGlove may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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