ZacBelado ,
@ZacBelado@hachyderm.io avatar

Giving @librewolf a try. I like the idea of a browser specifically hardened against browser fingerprinting and tracking. Runs all of my existing Firefox plugins with no problems

baritone_edge ,

Wouldn't adding your plugins make you fingerprintable?

Just wondering but wouldn't it be possible to make a browser that can perfectly hide plugins? Seems like it should be possible.

Apollo2323 ,

One time I heard on a podcast that sometimes you are more private because you blend with the rest of the world. By using a very unique browser , with a very unique set of extensions , etc. You make yourself less private.

ramin_hal9001 ,
@ramin_hal9001@emacs.ch avatar

@baritone_edge Some of the "hardening" that @ZacBelado is talking about is making sure not to report any information about plugins, installed fonts, or other things, it produces a false report when this information is requested. Also @Apollo2323 LibreWolf forges its signature, making itself appear to be like that of Chrome running on Windows. Occasionally while I use it, I see websites conform themselves to this signature, e.g. offering me Windows versions of apps to download.

I have also heard LibreWolf praised by differently-abled people for its good accessibility features as well.

Apollo2323 ,

Oh very interesting well thanks for the info!

nick ,

I used it for a whole bit hated having to login to my sites every time I reopened the browser. Also 1Password didn’t work with it.

Maybe someday I’ll give it another shot but for now Firefox is ok with me

powermaker450 ,
@powermaker450@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

fyi, you can add cookie exceptions for individual sites that you want to retain your login information

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