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Hiya, just switched to LibreWolf due to Mozilla's recent actions... Just quickly wondering why these two "privacy preferences" are off by default? Are they not worth ticking off? Or is this another "part" of ones fingerprint that makes it more unique?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My understanding is those flags are often ignored by the most prolific offenders, and they can even be used as identifiers. I am not an expert though, so maybe others will have more detailed answers.

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

You pretty much said it.