Description
Test how well your browser protects you from tracking. By the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
No-Login Task
"Test browser tracking protection"
Editorial Review & Verification
Hands-on VerifiedPrivacy advocates, security researchers, and everyday users auditing their browser tracker blocking and fingerprint uniqueness
+ Key Strengths (Pros)
- ✓ One-click browser fingerprinting and tracker-blocking test requiring zero login or credentials
- ✓ Provides precise information entropy calculations compared against 318,759 real-world tests from the past 45 days
- ✓ Operated by the non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation with zero commercial advertising or surveillance monetization
− Limitations (Cons)
- − Does not provide an automated JSON or CSV export button, relying on URL parameters or browser printing
- − Mathematical entropy metrics may require background reading for non-technical users
Deep Privacy & Sandbox Audit & Product Power & Utility Review
Transmits anonymized client hardware and header characteristics directly to the Electronic Frontier Foundation research endpoint to calculate entropy against a public dataset, with zero third-party commercial trackers or persistent advertising identifiers.
Completed comprehensive browser fingerprinting audit across WebGL, Canvas, and Audio in 5 s; calculated 18.28 bits of identifying information against 318,759 tests with 0 commercial trackers.
- ✓ Temporary stateless processing without user profile retention
- ✓ No persistent identity linking or mandatory account creation
- ✓ Requires network connection to execute backend tasks
- ✓ Audited privacy policy protecting user confidentiality
- ✓ No mandatory email, telephone, or identity correlation
- ✓ Strict limits on operational telemetry
- ✓ Publicly auditable code repository at https://github.com/EFForg/cover-your-tracks
- ✓ OSI-recognized open license: AGPL-3.0
- ✓ 285 GitHub community stars
- ✓ Tool is online and accessible
- ✓ Monitored continuously by NoLoginTools automated prober
- ✓ No scheduled downtime or access gating detected
NoLogin Lab™ Verified Telemetry & Empirical Audit
Stateless execution; no user account or tracking identifier recorded on remote infrastructure.
Web browser environment operating without persistent account binding or cross-site tracking.
Functional output download verified with standard browser capabilities.
Primary operational canvas becomes interactive immediately upon URL load with zero registration intercept.
Verified open-source repository with active developer community tracking and public codebase.
Verification Details
Transmits anonymized client hardware and header characteristics directly to the Electronic Frontier Foundation research endpoint to calculate entropy against a public dataset, with zero third-party commercial trackers or persistent advertising identifiers.
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FAQ
- Does Cover Your Tracks require an account?
- No. Cover Your Tracks has been verified by nologin.tools to provide its core functionality — Test browser tracking protection — without requiring any login or signup.
- Is Cover Your Tracks free to use?
- Cover Your Tracks is listed on nologin.tools as a tool you can use without creating an account. Check the tool's own site for details on pricing or premium features.
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