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Browser APIs

Browser APIs used for fingerprinting, such as canvas and WebGL rendering, font enumeration, and audio APIs.

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Jan 16, 2026

What specific fingerprinting techniques (canvas, WebGL, audio, fonts, IP) does DuckDuckGo blocklist target?

DuckDuckGo’s tracker blocklists and Tracker Radar aim to identify and stop trackers that “use browser APIs” or “use fingerprinting” as third parties, and the company says it both blocks many fingerpri...

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