10 sats \ 7 replies \ @franzap 21 Mar 2023 \ on: Web fingerprinting is worse than I thought bitcoin
Must haves:
  • Decent browser with some fingerprinting resistance
  • Decent VPN (ivpn, mullvad, proton)
  • libredirect extension (though ideally the Alexa top 500 should have proxied non-JS version)
  • VMs for private browsing (at least some of the time)
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @shadowymartian OP 21 Mar 2023
any suggstions for the browser?
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1 sat \ 4 replies \ @bataroot 21 Mar 2023
LibreWolf might be a good option.
https://librewolf.net/
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 21 Mar 2023
librewolf is great. Basically hardened Firefox
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @franzap 21 Mar 2023
Install Librewolf and Firefox. Visit fingerprint.com on both (I'm getting the exact same fingerprint across these browsers, yes with resistFingerprinting=true on both)
I don't know what hardened means anymore.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 21 Mar 2023
Interesting, thanks for sharing your experience. Did the same test and have different fingerprints. I wasn't even using a VPN. Its an arms race though. These ad companies are constantly trying to defeat privacy tools.
Are you on Linux btw?
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @franzap 21 Mar 2023
That's interesting. Maybe it depends on the OS?
It's definitely an arms race. Those sneakerbots are some sophisticated shit to constantly get around fingerprinting and bot detection.
I'm hoping that the value-for-value movement will help end this fiat ad monster: https://dergigi.com/2022/12/18/a-vision-for-a-value-enabled-web
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @franzap 21 Mar 2023
Use different browsers (Brave, Firefox, ungoogled chromium) if possible also in disposable VMs, on a VPN with custom DNS to remove trackers.
Have a browser for KYC browsing/logins exclusively.
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