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LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. LibreWolf also aims to remove all the telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM. If you have any question please visit our FAQ first: https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/

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Am I the only one that thinks that librewolf on Linux should have a generic Linux user agent? (lemmy.zip)

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

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Linux has now hit 3% according to sat counter. It isn't has obscure as it was in the past and I think it is a lot less of a privacy risk.

I also know a significant number of Linux users who use librewolf. This means that the user share might be a bit higher

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've wondered about that as well. Especially since websites seem to know which operating system one is running anyway. Sadly I can't say I know enough about this to have an informed opinion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I'm thinking it should mimic the most common user agent available (guessing Edge's whatever it is), refreshed on updates. At the very least it should be far easier to configure. As it stands changes in About:config are not recognized.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Your browser engine is very easy to identify, it would be useless to lie and it would also cause a lot of breakage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

At the very least it should be far easier to configure. As it stands changes in About:config are not recognized.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would be ethically questionable

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@possiblylinux127
Why?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Becausebyour promoting proprietary spyware. I want to promote Linux as that's what's best for freedom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Are we really thinking people regularly check browser rankings and go out and try new ones that are trending? That doesn't ring true to me. I try a new browser if I see a recommendation, if ever.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What do you mean by this? It already reports Linux in the navigator UA, are you talking about the HTTP header? If so, I agree with you and I'm hoping to see a change as it is overkill (although there are reasons against namely passive fping protection in some rare cases).

It causes breakage too, ideally reporting this could influence a change in RFP but there are some blocking issues (things to discuss) at the moment and it is low priority. We could anticipate the change with a patch but we haven't thought about this yet as we are usually against changing RFP.

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