Cloudflare Turnstile now requires WebGL fingerprinting, breaking webkit-gtk browsers
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HypnoticOcelot
Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
Cloudflare's Turnstile CAPTCHA system has started requiring WebGL fingerprinting to verify users, causing indefinite looping issues for webkit-gtk based browsers. The author argues this is a tracking mechanism disguised as security, as WebGL fingerprinting serves no purpose other than device identification. This change has blocked access to numerous websites for users of privacy-respecting browsers that spoof or block WebGL renderer information.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledTurns out it's because Cloudflare wants to have a fingerprint of your device via WebGL, the only reason for doing this would be tracking.
Turnstile uses browser fingerprinting to verify you're human.
Since about a week, Cloudflare Turnstile (their "Verify you're human" device verification) has been looping indefinitely in my webkit-gtk based browser.
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