Re:Privacy analysis of Tiktok’s app and website
by stiray on Saturday December 07, 2019 @04:33AM
(#21729324)
Ok, how to fix fingerprinting:
- for web, stop using chrome, install firefox (or firefox mobile) and in about:config set privacy.resistFingerprinting on true then add following addons:
They will not only prevent fingerprints but also screw with the data (add random noise to audio/webgl sample, return random fonts,...).
- the most important rule, don't use applications like tiktok, fb,.. if your phone is not rooted, with xprivacylua (https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua, for added kicks https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard) installed and you have basic understanding what you allow there (disallow everything for new apps and work permissions one by one). The sole purpose of those apps and their bussiness model is to steal your data. This is most sane advice I can give, sorry :(
Voila. Solved.
Those methods of fingerprinting are few years old and well known.
- for web, stop using chrome, install firefox (or firefox mobile) and in about:config set privacy.resistFingerprinting on true then add following addons:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/canvas-finger...
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/audioctx-fing...
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/webgl-fingerp...
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/font-fingerpr...
They will not only prevent fingerprints but also screw with the data (add random noise to audio/webgl sample, return random fonts,...).
- the most important rule, don't use applications like tiktok, fb,.. if your phone is not rooted, with xprivacylua (https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua, for added kicks https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard) installed and you have basic understanding what you allow there (disallow everything for new apps and work permissions one by one). The sole purpose of those apps and their bussiness model is to steal your data. This is most sane advice I can give, sorry :(
Voila. Solved.
Those methods of fingerprinting are few years old and well known.