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   j@mastodon (jcast@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 01:06:12 JST j@mastodon

   • Avoid the Hack! :donor:

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   Adblocking is great, uBlock in particular, on Firefox based browsers.

   But changing browser and device will not protect you from fingerprinting, it can even make it more unique and identifiable.

   Technologies such as JavaScript greatly facilitate fingerprinting.

   Tor Browser will resist to the greatest extent, but not 100%.

   You can test here how unique your device is https://browserleaks.com/

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     Avoid the Hack! :donor: (avoidthehack@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 02:42:09 JST Avoid the Hack! :donor:

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     @jcast You can block ads beyond the browser. Ads can also be blocked on the device and network levels.

     There is no universal protection against fingerprinting, but you can certainly resist it. There's a nuance to it and part of it is reliant on user threat model.

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     j@mastodon (jcast@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 02:42:09 JST j@mastodon

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     • Avoid the Hack! :donor:

     @avoidthehack

     Right! Correction: changing browser will not *necessarily* make you more protected.

     Another way to test (browser) https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/learn