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Why YSK: Websites on the internet often try to uniquely identify your device, this extension attempts to prevent that and make it hard for them to do so.

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[–] orbital@infosec.pub 43 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Firefox's built in "Enhanced Tracking Protection" already does a lot of this work for you, especially if you select "strict mode." Go ahead and try this extension if you prefer. But remember to be selective with the extensions you add to your browser in general, as they also present an opportunity to introduce vulnerabilities.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I tried that and then one of those "how common is your fingerprint" websites said my fingerprint was unique. Literally fucking unique.

I think it was the EFF site.

Might have something to do with other extensions I have installed like Canvas Blocker, uMatrix, etc.

Fuck, even in Mull on my phone where I only have a few extentions installed: uBlock Origin, cookie auto delete, local CDN, and a cookie consent blocker.

[–] orbital@infosec.pub 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

As you suggested, I suspect it's the rare combination of additional extensions that's contributing to your uniqueness in a fingerprinting sense.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

I tried turning them all off and nothing changed. Same result with the Duck Duck Go browser set on Android. Unique fingerprint. And I have no extensions. I wonder if my VPN is part of the fingerprint. I did read a lot of the explanation of what fingerprints you, but I didn't see VPN in there. I should do a search on that page to see.