Re: Let's remove WebWorkers in Recommended

[Libor Polčák]

Libor Polčák napsal(a):
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am looking at the issues raised by users and found 
> > https://github.com/polcak/jsrestrictor/issues/179 again.
> >
> > Google maps work correctly when I remove workers. The default level is to make 
> > them inoperable.
> >
> > My reasoning was that by removing the Worker API, we make the user more fingerprintable 
> > and the Recommended profile aims at making users less fingerprintable. 
> > "Everyone" else has workers on. However, in Chrome, we already remove Battery 
> > (not sure if they still have the API though) and Network conditions API. So for 
> > Chrome-based browsers with the Network API, the change is quite small.
> >
> > We would make Firefox users more visible as we do not remove any other API in 
> > the Recommended level. Nevertheless, a focused fingerprinter can see some 
> > artefacts of JShelter behavior anyway (I am not giving hints).
> >
> > So I say we release 0.16 with the change in both platforms. However, we should 
> > keep user-defined levels at their preference.
>
>
> Actually, Google Maps work in Chrome with Recommended just fine.
>
> It seems to me that the issue in Firefox is the same as in 
> https://pagure.io/JShelter/webextension/issue/80#comment-852202. Giorgio, any 
> estimates on fixing that issue?
>
> Libor

Hello,

a user reported me a bug that now prevents JShelter to load Google spreadsheet 
when WebWorkers are removed. The page works with Strict Worker protection. See 
https://pagure.io/JShelter/webextension/issue/122. Are there any suggestions 
how to approach the issue?

Best wishes

Libor