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Fingerprint.
• Fingerprinting is the plague of the 21st century. The trouble is that it is practically impossible to hide from it. Almost all websites record telemetry: they need to know who their audience is. Java scripts are used not only for beautiful design, but also for performing targeted actions by an unprotected browser. And I’m generally silent about cross-site cookies: I looked for a TV on one site and saw an advertisement for this product a minute later on another.
• Whether this is good or bad is a moot point. Good for business – selling has become much more convenient. Bad for people: they know everything about your needs, pain points and interests. They just don't know your name. But finding it is a matter of seconds. If you are a simple user, relax and don’t worry. Nothing bad will happen to you. But if you lead an interesting lifestyle, then you need to learn to cover your tracks. Yes, just in case.
• I’ll say right away that we don’t even consider pop music like Chrome, Ognelis, Opera or Yandex Browser. From a privacy standpoint, they have more holes than Swiss cheese.
• Can I recommend a secure browser? No I can not. Why? It simply doesn't exist. There are only conditionally safe ones that can be used, but remember: memento mori (instantly at sea).
• Therefore the first one is Brave. I use it only for personal matters. Because it is leaking and has not passed the community audit. And so – the browser blocks everything you need, it’s beautiful, and even pays you for viewing ads.
• LibreWolf – good for everyone, protected, audited. But I poked around with it and found too many connections to Mozilla, on which it is built. Well, and some more questionable connections at startup. It's a small thing, but unpleasant.
• The third is Mullvad . It does not block the fingerprint, like the first two, but replaces it with a standard one: all site users will look the same, or rather, the same fingerprint. It was made by the Tor and Mullvad VPN team. This is my first choice so far.
• It's up to you to decide what to use. But remember, there is no such thing as absolute safety!
• Fingerprinting is the plague of the 21st century. The trouble is that it is practically impossible to hide from it. Almost all websites record telemetry: they need to know who their audience is. Java scripts are used not only for beautiful design, but also for performing targeted actions by an unprotected browser. And I’m generally silent about cross-site cookies: I looked for a TV on one site and saw an advertisement for this product a minute later on another.
• Whether this is good or bad is a moot point. Good for business – selling has become much more convenient. Bad for people: they know everything about your needs, pain points and interests. They just don't know your name. But finding it is a matter of seconds. If you are a simple user, relax and don’t worry. Nothing bad will happen to you. But if you lead an interesting lifestyle, then you need to learn to cover your tracks. Yes, just in case.
• I’ll say right away that we don’t even consider pop music like Chrome, Ognelis, Opera or Yandex Browser. From a privacy standpoint, they have more holes than Swiss cheese.
• Can I recommend a secure browser? No I can not. Why? It simply doesn't exist. There are only conditionally safe ones that can be used, but remember: memento mori (instantly at sea).
• Therefore the first one is Brave. I use it only for personal matters. Because it is leaking and has not passed the community audit. And so – the browser blocks everything you need, it’s beautiful, and even pays you for viewing ads.
• LibreWolf – good for everyone, protected, audited. But I poked around with it and found too many connections to Mozilla, on which it is built. Well, and some more questionable connections at startup. It's a small thing, but unpleasant.
• The third is Mullvad . It does not block the fingerprint, like the first two, but replaces it with a standard one: all site users will look the same, or rather, the same fingerprint. It was made by the Tor and Mullvad VPN team. This is my first choice so far.
• It's up to you to decide what to use. But remember, there is no such thing as absolute safety!