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Which browsers are best for privacy? (privacytests.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Open-source tests of web browser privacy.

[EDIT] - Check the comments for more information and links 🔽 🔽 🔽

[Edit Edit] - Brave Browser caught adding its own referral codes to some cryptocurrency trading sites - More in the comments 🔽 🔽 🔽

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

@cupcakezealot @ekZepp

I use FF on desktop with ublock, fb fence and various settings tweaked.

On mobile I use FF with ublock and the blokada app (which blocks trackers in other apps too).

In that setup I get great privacy results at the eff testing tool. Do you have other tools you like to test with?

Really not sure what to do about the fingerprint, but otherwise feel pretty good.

I think I tried brave at some point and it didn't do as well. DDG browser didn't do as well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Firefox assigns a single fingerprint to multiple users. These tests are wildly inaccurate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@LoafyLemon @ekZepp @cupcakezealot

How does Firefox assign a fingerprint? I thought a fingerprint was made of all my add-ons, browser version, OS, screen size, device version, etc?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Firefox generates a modified user profile by anonymizing data collected from multiple users. A more technical explanation can be found here:

https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2020/01/07/firefox-72-fingerprinting/

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-against-fingerprinting

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This test might be worth trying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

iOS or Android?