Panopticlick Brave Fingerprint

[rnsjunkmail]

• Did you search for similar issues before submitting this one? Yes

• Describe the issue you encountered: Panopticlick rates Brave with a VERY unique Fingerprint!!!

• Platform (Win7, 8, 10? macOS? Linux distro?): MacOS X El Capitan 10.11.6

• Brave Version (revision SHA): 0.15.0 rev 71fb730

• Steps to reproduce:

  1. Go to Panopticlick website
  2. Run the test

• Actual result:

Does your browser protect from fingerprinting? ✗ , NO!!! your browser has a unique fingerprint

Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 218,805 tested so far.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 17.74 bits of identifying information.

Browser bits of identifying one in x browsers
Characteristic information have this value value
Limited DOM localStorage: Yes,
supercookie 0.37 1.29 DOM sessionStorage: Yes,
test IE userData: No

Hash of canvas 7.11 137.96
fingerprint

Screen Size 5.28 38.95
and Color Depth

Browser Plugin 1.53 2.89 undefined
Details

Time Zone 3.55 11.69

etc...

• Expected result: That Brave Protects from Fingerprinting better than other browsers

• Will the steps above reproduce in a fresh profile? If not what other info can be added?

• Is this an issue in the currently released version?

• Can this issue be consistently reproduced?

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[luixxiul]

#5975 (comment)

panopticlick is based on the number of users who visit EFF's site, so it's definitely skewed. if you visit the site over and over again in new incognito tabs, it no longer says you're fingerprintable.