How many add-ons do I really need to block trackers? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Between uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, ClearURLs, Decentraleyes, and Privacy Possum, I'm having a hard time deciding which ones I actually need and which ones I don't. Do they actually do different things, or are they largely the same?

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[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Note that this is targeted to arkenfox users, who by default use privacy.resistfingerprinting (unlike most users); without it, canvasblocker is also recommended.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Couldn't one just set privacy.resistfingerprinting to true instead of using another addon?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I suppose that I can be leaving some other (like disabling webgl), but in principle yes. The bad thing is that this setting can be annoying, it does things like change the time zone, force the light theme, always start in window, among many others.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

it's strange for them to specifically choose the light prefers-color-scheme instead of ignoring it completely. So if a website has a dark default interface with an optional prefers-color-scheme:light, it will use the light interface ignoring the default.

Seems counterintuitive

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Oh, I didn't realize it had other side effects. Maybe I'll just keep using JShelter then.

[+] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I currently use JShelter because that seemed to be the app of choice among r/privacy users

Is CanvasBlocker better?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

This is wrong. By enabling privacy.resistFingerprinting you cannot make yourself more unique in Firefox because you’re already unique. I would read this guide by the Arkenfox project about fingerprinting. The guy has worked for the Tor browser, so he knows his stuff. The summary is that the privacy.resistFingerprinting is the best tool that Firefox has against fingerprinting, but it can only ”fool naive scripts.” If you’re really worried about fingerprinting and want to defeat advancing fingerprinting, the only option is to use either Tor or Mullvad Browser depending on your threat model.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You seem to be right. i misunderstood exactly how privacy.resistFingerprinting worked.

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