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How many add-ons do I really need to block trackers? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by eddie_of_ny@lemmy.ml to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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Between uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, ClearURLs, Decentraleyes, and Privacy Possum, I'm having a hard time deciding which ones I actually need and which ones I don't. Do they actually do different things, or are they largely the same?

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[–] ChiefGhost295@lemmy.one 31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Firefox hardening project Arkenfox only recommends uBlock Origin. Everything else is redundant.

[–] Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Note that this is targeted to arkenfox users, who by default use privacy.resistfingerprinting (unlike most users); without it, canvasblocker is also recommended.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Couldn't one just set privacy.resistfingerprinting to true instead of using another addon?

[–] Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I suppose that I can be leaving some other (like disabling webgl), but in principle yes. The bad thing is that this setting can be annoying, it does things like change the time zone, force the light theme, always start in window, among many others.

[–] ink@r.nf 2 points 10 months ago

it's strange for them to specifically choose the light prefers-color-scheme instead of ignoring it completely. So if a website has a dark default interface with an optional prefers-color-scheme:light, it will use the light interface ignoring the default.

Seems counterintuitive

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 1 points 10 months ago

Oh, I didn't realize it had other side effects. Maybe I'll just keep using JShelter then.