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

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.67 (12)

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

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 9588 ▼ 78

Other rankings

#10396 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 34 #209 in reload keyword 52 ▲ 7 #251 in audio keyword 56 ▲ 27

Other platforms

AudioContext Fingerprint Defender (v0.1.7)

4.65 (26) 1,430+

AudioContext Fingerprint Defender (v0.1.8)

0.00 (0) 1,378+

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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.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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

Does exactly what it claims to do and effectively defends against various types of audio fingerprinting
Has an option to turn off the notifications
Works without ads
Can have more than one exploit fix

Cons

Currently experiencing issues with all plugins not working
Constant and annoying notifications that cannot be turned off easily
Requires installation of multiple extensions for different types of tracking
Notifications pop-up each time a page loads and do not clear themselves

Most mentioned

Effectiveness in preventing fingerprinting
Annoying notifications
Need for multiple extensions
Lack of functionality

Recent reviews

It's great

Birkhoff Cheng, 2022-11-03

Ваше расширение потребляет овер много ресурсов компьютера, 0,5 гб ОЗУ и 40% ЦП https://i.imgur.com/87JzeDq.png

Serega007, 2022-03-03

Does what it claims to in the most convenient way possible.

MadCake, 2021-10-17

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Safety

Risk impact

AudioContext Fingerprint Defender may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.