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Tom Ritter: webgl renderer privacy

By Tom RitterJune 1, 2026 · 1 min read

WebGL exposes the details of your graphics hardware (specifically, the string that describes the rendering engine) in 2 ways. There are three levels of protection that browsers have taken to protect this data.

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WebGL exposes the details of your graphics hardware (specifically, the string that describes the rendering engine) in 2 ways. There are three levels of protection that browsers have taken to protect …

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