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Which is best at mitigating browser fingerprinting? Firefox (with or without arkenfox)? Librewolf? Mullvad browser? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Tor is off the table for me because it's so slow. If you can point to some test sites or documentation that supports your choice, please include!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Use this site to test your uniqueness in different browsers and VPN setups:

https://abrahamjuliot.github.io/creepjs/

I have found that Mullvad Browser + VPN (with DAITA and Multihop ON) are better than FireFox or LibreWolf. Me and another user on here went through a little back and forth comparing some things. Just follow the comment thread from here:

https://programming.dev/comment/15090531

(take it with a grain of salt and DYOR, we are not experts)

Also, I love Tor, but another reason to be careful: exit nodes can be run by anyone, including bad actors and any 3-letter agency in the world. At the very least, add a VPN layer when using Tor.

ETA: Keep in mind that it's not just the browser that matters. Your screen size, GPU, operating system, and several other factors also add or take away from your uniqueness in terms of browser fingerprint. Basically, they less you change in the browser, the more generic and similar to everyone else you look like. The better your OS hides things from apps (for instance, in flatpak sandboxes) the better.

ETA2: I like creepjs for testing over EFF's tool for one main reason. EFF tells you how unique you are, theoretically. Creepjs actually takes extra steps to make a guess at whether or not the browser is lying and trying to hide from fingerprinting. That being said, might as well use both to corroborate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

For the record you can exclude certain countries from your tor options. I am of the opinion that most people aren't going to need to avoid government stuff, but if you do, exclude, say, 5 eyes countries if you live in one. It'll make it quite hard for them to get the full picture