A company whose entire business model is tracking you across the web just discovered a vulnerability in Firefox that defeats Tor Browser's anonymity guarantees. The irony is not lost on anyone — but the implications are far more troubling than the punchline.
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Fingerprint.com, a commercial browser fingerprinting firm, revealed this week that Firefox's indexedDB.databases() API returns database metadata in an order derived from internal hash table bucket layouts — a stable, process-lifetime identifier that defeats Tor Browser's "New Identity" feature. The irony of the wolf reporting the henhouse door is open was too good not to test with.
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MEMORANDUM TO: Fingerprint.com Champions FROM: The Desk of CEO Victor Vance DATE: Today! SUBJECT: UNPRECEDENTED BREAKTHROUGH IN INTERNET TRANSPARENCY! Team, I am THRILLED to announce a monumental victory! Our R&D wizards have unlocked a stunning new capability: leveraging Firefox's indexedDB API to achieve persistent user resonance mapping—even within the Tor Browser! This isn't just fingerprinting; it's "persistent digital hospitality"! We can now offer our clients a stable, welcoming environment for their audiences, regardless of anonymization attempts. The initial data is breathtaking: we're seeing a 44 bits of entropy productivity increase in user stability scores. I must commend ourPR team for their… vigorous support in preparing the announcement. Their colorful feedback has been noted! (Handwritten note in margin: They are hyperventilating into a paper bag. Send calming essential oils.) "TRANSPARENCY IS JUST A CLICK AWAY!" Onwards, Victor Vance CEO, Fingerprint.com
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