Websites can now fingerprint a device when multiple browser instances are used

Re:Websites can now fingerprint a device when multiple brows... by rxlim on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @12:18PM (#13645157)

I have been browsing the web without Javascript enabled since 2006. The worst is that once in a while you will click on a link to read some text, but arrive at a completely blank page. Many times this can be solved by disabling CSS for that page or using the Google cache, but it's still annoying.

I my view requiring Javascript just to display text or pictures is completely brain-dead, web "designers" that think this is a good idea should probably no be allowed to design anything. It also makes it hard for disabled people that rely on accessibility tools to use the web.

I don't expect "web apps" like a video player to work without Javascript, but basic things like reading text, viewing pictures or clicking on links should never depend on it.

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Re:Websites can now fingerprint a device when multiple brows... by rsync on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @01:14PM (#13645672)

I use ublock origin with chrome.

Do I understand correctly that the simple tool to block javascript (noscript) is not available on chrome ?

I'd like to disable javascript but the non-noscript recipes seem very complex ...

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Re:Websites can now fingerprint a device when multiple brows... by navs on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @05:31AM (#13650992)

Chrome allows you to enable/disable javascript on a per domain basis. It's not an extension or very flexible but I've found it useful for most situations e.g whitelisting js for my bank website.

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Re:Websites can now fingerprint a device when multiple brows... by x1798DE on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @09:09PM (#13649144)

Try uMatrix. It's available on both Firefox and Chrome, and I actually like it better than NoScript.

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