Closed Bug 1455997 Opened 6 years ago Closed 6 years ago

When fingerprint resistance is turned on, add Canvas item to "Privacy & Security" -> "Permissions"

Categories

(Firefox :: Settings UI, enhancement)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Settings UI
Version:
61 Branch
Type:
enhancement
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1429865
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox61 --- affected

People

(Reporter: contact, Unassigned)

Details

Nightly introduced the canvas blocking popup a few versions ago, this allows users to restrict the ability of websites to read canvas data using a popup similar to the mic/camera/notification/... popups.

As someone who declines most of these requests, I find it very useful to have the ability to just block some of this (like notifications) by default without FF even asking about this. It is possible to do this in the "Privacy & Security" -> "Permissions" menu. When clicking on "Settings" next to the permissons for cam/mic/notification/... it is possible to manage the currently blocked/allowed websites and you have the option to "Block new requests [...]".

I think this would be a good place to add the Canvas permissions too, which would allow me to block them by default using the "Block new requests" checkmark.
Given bug 1429865 comment 4, this looks like a duplicate to me.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 6 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Summary: Add Canvas Blocker to "Privacy & Security" -> "Permissions" → When fingerprint resistance is turned on, add Canvas item to "Privacy & Security" -> "Permissions"
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