--- title: Google Chrome lacks browser fingerprinting defenses description: Privacy consultant Alexander Hanff has published a detailed critique arguing that Google Chrome offers virtually no built-in defenses against browser... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-chrome-lacks-browser-fingerprinting-defenses-f5qvimp5z twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google Chrome lacks browser fingerprinting defenses | daily.dev og:description: Privacy consultant Alexander Hanff has published a detailed critique arguing that Google Chrome offers virtually no built-in defenses against browser... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-chrome-lacks-browser-fingerprinting-defenses-f5qvimp5z og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/f5qvIMp5Z.png og:image:alt: Google Chrome lacks browser fingerprinting defenses og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google Chrome lacks browser fingerprinting defenses **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 5 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Privacy consultant Alexander Hanff has published a detailed critique arguing that Google Chrome offers virtually no built-in defenses against browser fingerprinting, despite it being one of the most widespread online tracking methods. At least 30 distinct fingerprinting techniques work in Chrome today, covering Canvas, WebGL, WebGPU, AudioContext, fonts, WebRTC IP leakage, and more. By contrast, Brave uses 'farbling' and Firefox has privacy.resistFingerprinting. Google's Privacy Sandbox, which was meant to address fingerprinting among other privacy issues, was abandoned in April 2025 without shipping a single fingerprinting-specific mitigation. Google also reversed its stance on fingerprinting in late 2024, shifting from calling it 'wrong' to acceptable if disclosed. The post also highlights real-world consequences, including Citizen Lab's report on ad-based surveillance data sold to governments that leverages device fingerprinting. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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