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Otter Browser Forum / Re: We haven't had a weekly build...

2018-10-01, 14:51:07

I'm also eagerly looking forward to the first stable release and finally have good old (and improved!) Opera v12 back. It seems staying away from Google's software is not enough anymore for privacy; can't wait to dump Firefox with its bloated code, its forced telemetry & experiments.

Otter Browser Forum / Re: [wish] support for skins

2017-02-11, 11:24:38

Thanks. I'm just hoping supports for skins comes before the other features listed in the "Later" section

Otter Browser Forum / [wish] support for skins

2017-02-10, 17:26:31

from Upcoming features: "... Later: ... support for Opera skins (through custom QStyle) ..."

please make this a priority, before the integrated mail client & opera-link! I just can't use Opera.. uh, I mean Otter.. without a decent skin

Otter Browser Forum / Re: Fingerprinting

2016-08-08, 13:09:46

Quote from: Frenzie on 2016-08-08, 12:31:05

The audio fingerprint depends on newer additions like AudioContext

Ah thanks, I thought that since Audio is supported (https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_Webkit_HTML5_Score#Audio) then AudioContext was included. Well, no AudioContext, no Geolocation, and no WebGL. Good.

Otter Browser Forum / Re: Fingerprinting

2016-08-08, 11:13:02

Quote from: Frenzie on 2016-08-07, 10:04:11

and Otter's 2013-era QtWebKit (its biggest weakness )

I still don't understand why browserprint reports Otter's html5 Canvas fingerprint but no Audio (disabled)... I thought QtWebkit supported both. Either way, it's fine: less html5 is a plus in my book

Otter Browser Forum / Re: Fingerprinting

2016-08-06, 15:55:29

Thanks, Frenzie. Fifth is an interesting project, I'll give it a try... if it ever finishes compiling webkitfltk - it's taking hours, and hundreds of mb on my disk

Edit: hmm, it doesn't seem to work too well with common website. Well, having Opera 12 back is enough for now, so I'll stick with Otter.

Otter Browser Forum / Fingerprinting

2016-08-06, 10:58:49

Hi - First of all, I'd like to thank Emdek for bringing back what was good in Opera 12. I hope to ditch Firefox completely someday and only use Otter

Now, here's my request, or I should say, my problem with ALL of today's web browsers, including those developed with privacy in mind...

Past are the days when our only worries were identification & tracking via web cookies and font enumeration. With HTML5 a plethora of new invasive tracking methods appeared, from webrtc leaking private IPs, to unique "fingerprints" based on your computer's specific data from audio and video cards, battery, webcam, and so on. No extension, no tweaking of hidden config settings can prevent it as long as HTML5 is enabled. If you want to check it yourself try this online test: http://browserprint.info

So, since HTML5 is the main culprit, I'd love to see a web browser that actually cares for our privacy and allows disabling it altogether, if the user deems it appropriate. An "anti-fingerprinting mode" that automatically disables HTML5 API along with font and plugin enumeration would be ideal.

Well, just my two cents. Keep up the good work

For more information:
https://network23.org/inputisevil/2015/09/06/how-html5-apis-can-fingerprint-users/
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/08/03/massive-new-study-lifts-the-lid-on-top-websites-tracking-secrets/

Edit: I assumed Otter was vulnerable but after a quick test it seems it only supports html5 canvas, not webgl or audio. Good

So all that's needed is a way to randomize canvas, block enumeraton & supercookies.