Canvas fingerprinting
Identifying a device from tiny rendering differences when drawing to an HTML canvas.
advanced levelIdentifying a device from tiny rendering differences when drawing to an HTML canvas.
In practice this matters because anti-bot systems weigh it directly, and because providers describe it inconsistently. The directory lists what each provider publishes, and says when a claim cannot be checked.
- Web scraping
- SEO monitoring
- Ad verification
Why does canvas fingerprinting matter?
Identifying a device from tiny rendering differences when drawing to an HTML canvas.