Cloudflare Turnstile requiring fingerprintable WebGL
Cloudflare's Turnstile verification service is increasingly relying on WebGL fingerprinting, which causes compatibility issues for privacy-focused browsers like WebKitGTK. The author argues this practice is a form of invasive tracking that excludes users who prioritize browser privacy.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing tension between web security measures and user privacy, specifically regarding how anti-bot tools can inadvertently act as tracking mechanisms.
Since about a week, Cloudflare Turnstile (their "Verify you're human" device verification) has been looping indefinitely in my webkit-gtk based browser . Preventing access to quite few websites ( previously , but it even went worse lately). Turns out it's because Cloudflare wants to have a fingerprint of your device via WebGL, the only reason for doing this would be tracking.
The article takes a strong stance in favor of user privacy and against corporate tracking practices.
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