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Cross-posted from "Is running Librewolf without disabling fingerprinting worth it?" by @[email protected] in [email protected]


Without disabling fingerprinting, zoom options aren't saved, dark mode doesn't really work and Netflix is blocked. But is it even worth running Librewolf if you enable fingerprinting? Isn't that one of the main reasons why one runs Librewolf?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Use this website to check if your fingerprint resisting is actually effective. Even when using librewolf, I still had a unique fingerprint. So I installed NoScript to fix that issue, and then I disabled resist fingerprinting since it wasn't really benefitting me.

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

It says "API access is denied"... is that good??

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn’t that one of the main reasons why one runs Librewolf?

Recently it's also to escape Mozilla's new, sleazy TOS.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

And removing all sorts of other annoying components that nobody wants or needs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

librewolf is all about privacy and being minimal compared to firefox. most people be like i have nothing to hide so i dont need privacy, thats why they dont use librewolf. but if you want to disable fingerprinting for convenience and give up privacy, then go ahead. i mean its still better than firefox without any mozilla bullshits and telemetry

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 3 points 13 hours ago

Mullvad Browser is likely better, since it's basically Tor browser without Tor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

@fishie also comes with ublock by default