CanvasBlocker vs brave-browser

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CanvasBlocker		brave-browser
	Project
13	Mentions	1,367
1,078	Stars	16,646
-	Growth	1.6%
8.0	Activity	9.9
9 days ago	Latest Commit	1 day ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
Mozilla Public License 2.0	License	Mozilla Public License 2.0

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

CanvasBlocker

Posts with mentions or reviews of CanvasBlocker. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-30.

6. 别让 HTML Canvas 泄露你的设备特征
1 project | /r/primecitizens | 2 Jul 2023

不如这个 https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/
question about canvas size
1 project | /r/privacy | 12 May 2023

CanvasBlocker
Naviguer sur un site en France en 2022
7 projects | /r/france | 30 Jul 2022
Just realized that by using bare Linux I'm making myself more unique
5 projects | /r/linux | 11 Jun 2022

Either use Firefox own resist fingerprint or Chameleon + CanvasBlocker
Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Feb 2022
Just installed Canvas Blocker
1 project | /r/privacymemes | 23 Jan 2022

what extension is this? I only know one for Firefox: https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/
The metaverse is bullshit
6 projects | /r/pcgaming | 31 Oct 2021
How does Tor browser avoid screen resolution and idle CPU benchmarking fingerprints?
1 project | /r/TOR | 15 Aug 2021

Not exactly Tor implementation, but you might be interested in Canvas Blocker's implementation of the screen resolution, which I personally prefer. It may make some photos not work though.
Bad performance?
1 project | /r/sheets | 14 Aug 2021

Found the problem, my extension CanvasBlocker. I realiced it after using incognito mode to check the sheet and realiced i could edit it anyway despite being log-off.
Fennec Browser Fingerprinting
1 project | /r/firefox | 5 Jul 2021

CanvasBlocker is ready for Firefox on Android and was available before Fenix. But in Fenix they only allow a small set. You can help to get CanvasBlocker part of this list by suggesting it to the recommended programm (https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/issues/553).

brave-browser

Posts with mentions or reviews of brave-browser. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-18.

FLaNK AI Weekly 18 March 2024
39 projects | dev.to | 18 Mar 2024
Brave's AI assistant now integrates with PDFs and Google Drive
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Feb 2024

https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Patching-Chromiu...
You'll notice the actual patching itself is introduced with the caveat:
How Web3 Decentralization Can Dismantle Big Tech Monopolies in 2024
3 projects | dev.to | 14 Feb 2024

Brave browser, which blocks ads and trackers, grew to over 50 million monthly active users in 2023 while enabling privacy-first models to counter Google's search and Chrome browser ecosystem.
Google fixes 8th Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Dec 2023

Still waiting on the Brave stable release with the patched version of chromium https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/35013
BRAVE browser and Marvel Insider don't play nice ??
1 project | /r/marvelinsider | 8 Dec 2023
Brave not opening links in apps / Windows 11
1 project | /r/brave_browser | 7 Dec 2023

Manually download the standalone version from: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/releases/tag/v1.61.101 and update it that way.
Release Channel 1.61.101
1 project | /r/brave_browser | 7 Dec 2023

Upgraded Chromium to 120.0.6099.71. (#34740) (Changelog for 120.0.6099.71)
Release Channel 1.61.100
1 project | /r/brave_browser | 6 Dec 2023

Brave Github repository
Youtube not working anymore
2 projects | /r/brave_browser | 6 Dec 2023

For those looking for a fix: Use the latest Nightly Build for Brave.
Can anyone verify this information about privacy?
2 projects | /r/onlinesecurity2023 | 4 Dec 2023

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What are some alternatives?

When comparing CanvasBlocker and brave-browser you can also consider the following projects:

vytal-extension - Browser extension to spoof timezone, geolocation, locale and user agent.

Vanadium - Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium for GrapheneOS. Vanadium provides the WebView and standard user-facing browser on GrapheneOS. It depends on hardening in other GrapheneOS repositories and doesn't include patches not relevant to the build targets used on GrapheneOS.

creepjs - Creepy device and browser fingerprinting

bromite - Bromite is a Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser!

random-user-agent - 😎 Browser extension that automatically replaces the User-Agent with a randomized one

thorium - Chromium fork named after radioactive element No. 90. Windows and MacOS/Raspi/Android/Special builds are in different repositories, links are towards the top of the README.md.

LocateJS - Check if your location is actually hidden

Brave-AppImage

nothing-private - Do you think you are safe using private browsing or incognito mode?. :smile: :imp: This will prove that you're wrong. Previously hosted at nothingprivate.ml

iridium-browser - Iridium Browser source code

uBlock - uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.

bypass-paywalls-chrome - Bypass Paywalls web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox.