AudioContext Fingerprint Defender

Defending against AudioContext fingerprinting by reporting a fake value.

What is AudioContext Fingerprint Defender?

'AudioContext Fingerprint Defender' is a Chrome extension aimed at protecting your privacy online. Instead of blocking web audio API methods, it adds slight noise to your actual fingerprint and renews it with every website visit or page reload. It efficiently hides your actual audiocontext fingerprint by generating random fake values. It requires no adjustments; installation is the only step.

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By: Yubi

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 9,000+

Rating: 3.77 (13)

Version: 0.1.8 (Last updated: 2023-04-24)

Creation date: 2020-05-09

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus
notifications

Size: 39.43K

Email: mu*****@gmail.com

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# 11099 ▼ 23

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Extension summary

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AudioContext Fingerprint Defender is an extension that let you easily hide your real audiocontext fingerprint by reporting a random fake value and protecting your privacy.

This addon does NOT block AudioContext or any other web audio API methods, instead, it simply adds a small noise to the actual fingerprint and "renews" it every time you visit a website or reload a page. It is important to note that, this addon does not have any settings or options to adjust. Simply add it to your browser and start surfacing the internet. If you want to test this addon, please visit a website that shows your fingerprint (i.e. audiofingerprint.openwpm). Every time you reload the page, you will see a new fake fingerprint.

Note: depending on your browser and platform, you may need to (Shift+Refresh) a web page to renew the AudioContext fingerprint.

To report bugs, please visit the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/audiocontext-defender.html) and fill out the bug report form.

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