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by stonesweep 1893 days ago
I've had WebGL disabled forever, I don't use Twitch (as the other comment describes a valid use for) and really have never missed having it enabled for many years.

It's frequently included in "secure yourself" tuning guides: Firefox -> about:config -> webgl.disabled: true

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Ironically, disabling WebGL in a browser that typically has it on is itself a pretty valuable signal when fingerprinting.
Well that’s inconspicuous
It's been awhile, but IIRC the recommendation to disable it is based on security, not privacy. Other comments here explain it better than I could, not a programmer by trade.