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trxxruraxvr , in EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test

Anyone know if its possible to change the HTTP_ACCEPT header in Firefox on Android? Apparently that alone is enough to uniquely identify me :(

WeLoveCastingSpellz OP ,

I use "Mull" on android it is a firefox fork and is pretty much arkenfox mobile and more. You can try switching to that

FlashMobOfOne , in EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test
@FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world avatar

Our tests indicate that you have strong protection against Web tracking.

IS YOUR BROWSER:

Blocking tracking ads? Yes

Blocking invisible trackers? Yes

Protecting you from fingerprinting? ◕ your browser has a randomized fingerprint

Feels good man.

WeLoveCastingSpellz OP ,

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refalo ,

lol this site is almost pointless, real security experts know this is just for making uninformed people feel better.

creepjs will still positively fingerprint you every time. it's simply impossible to be anonymous online.

WeLoveCastingSpellz OP ,

that needs javascript to work. I largely block javascript on my browser. you are no a security expert, just misinformed

refalo ,

blocking javascript makes you stand out WAY more. that basically narrows down the pool of possible people from a million to 3.

WeLoveCastingSpellz OP ,

tell that to my results of 1 in 360

refalo ,

using the eff site is not accurate because it just tests your browser against all the other people that opted in to be tested, and an abnormally high percentage of people who tested explicitly turn(ed) off javascript, which is not representative of the normal web browsing public.

foremanguy92_ , in EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test

What are your browser config and settings?
(Extensions, settings, about:config...)

kinther , in EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test
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I'm not sure if it's just me, but the page wouldn't load at all. I'm using pihole for network DNS blocking + privacy badger + noscript. Even when I allowed all the domains via noscript temporary trusting it just sat there and spun forever.

gazoinksboe , in EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test

Any tips for iOS users? I got mid results

WeLoveCastingSpellz OP ,

maybe brave? I hate it but I can't think of a better solution for IOS.

TheFriar , (edited )

I feel like Firefox is better. Or onion is probably even better. Set your privacy settings to strict. I use iOS and my results were strong.

Also go into your iOS settings and mess around. Disable all their bullshit. I’m not a super tech savvy person. My brother is in IT, but privacy is super important to me, so I go around, read stuff, turn off a bunch of their “share with” stuff, and their Siri bullshit and everything I can tinker with. There are a lot of iOS settings buried pretty deep in subpages. I’m not sure if the eff is checking those, but I’ve had to go down my list of apps and disable some Siri bullshit.

Sorry I can’t be more specific, like I said, I’m not the tech savvy one. I just use bare bones stuff, disable things that sound fishy. It’s all worked out for me so far lol

powermaker450 , in EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test
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somewhat related, is there any way at all to enable high refresh rates while using resistFingerprinting, or something I could use instead of it? this is the only thing keeping me away from resistFingerprinting on Mull and Librewolf.

WeLoveCastingSpellz OP ,

Ah so that's the reason that Mull is limited to 60 hz. Sorry I have no idea

SoupBrick , in My Online Privacy Guide for PC

Much appreciated!

Sunny , in My Online Privacy Guide for PC
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Thanks for sharing, a few tips I wasn't aware of actually! Only part I would personally switch is Bazzite instead of Nobara.

WeLoveCastingSpellz OP ,

bazzite is great too, nobara is just my personal preference

Jaysyn ,
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Why Bazzite over Nobara?

WeLoveCastingSpellz OP ,

Well as a Nobara user I can say that both have their own advantages and disadvantages. First Nobara has only one guy behind it, it's not that he is not trustworty, he is the creator of proton ge, glorious eggroll and the project is FOSS but it can theoritically be less stable, which I can attest to whilst adding that none of thoose problems were ones that I couldn't solve. Bazzite on the other hand is immutable this brings much greater stability but sacrifices on a lot of flexibility on how you can use your system. You can only access the home directory. Some people swear by immutable distros but lemme tell you they're NOT for me. Both are great the best choice for you depends on your preference

vk6flab , in Do Nitter forks exist?
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The hidden content is a blessing in disguise. Consider it a walled garden that no longer is important in the scheme of things.

Just like you wouldn't click on a MySpace or Geocities link today, and like Reddit, Xitter is yet another site that came and went.

Xirup OP ,
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Believe me, I hate Twitter, the only reason I sometimes tend to use it is because there are certain artists who have not migrated to Mastodon and I doubt they ever will, and often the only way to keep up with their work is via Twitter, or sometimes to their streamings, although I do not like the streams I must admit that the streams of artists you learn many things, such as drawing techniques among other things.

steeznson ,

Yeah to me xitter is still a viable news source from certain journalists. Also just having friends send meme threads or whatever is annoying when you can't read it.

I've found that some of the nitter mirrors still work every so often when their rate limits reset but it's not ideal - https://nitter.privacydev.net/

Unfortunately I can't see an obvious way that a fork of nitter would not encounter the same issues with the xitter API aggressively blocking/limiting scraping and GET requests.

Cheradenine ,

I don't know of any Nitter instances that work reliably. When I want to see William Gibson's feed I use

https://twstalker.com/GreatDismal

Rose ,

At least Gibson also posts on Mastodon from time to time, which can't be said about most of the others. There are some working proxies like bird.makeup but the feeds aren't updated immediately. The federated Threads accounts are probably the next best.

Cheradenine ,

Hmm, thanks I will look again. I thought he was just on twitter and bluesky

SplashJackson , in New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC

Does it really tho

irreticent OP ,
@irreticent@lemmy.world avatar

Yes.

SplashJackson ,

Microsoft, more like Macroscumbags am I right?

Bishma , in New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC
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As far as availability goes, Microsoft says that Recall is still undergoing testing. "Recall is currently in preview status," Microsoft says on its website. "During this phase, we will collect customer feedback, develop more controls for enterprise customers to manage and govern Recall data, and improve the overall experience for users."

Obonga , in New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC

Is microsoft secretly invested in getting people into linux because it is sure as hell working for me.

Adderbox76 , in New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC

More and more it makes me thankful that I got into Linux long before any of this was even possible.

lemann , in Not having search results in duckduckgo
anamethatisnt , in Not having search results in duckduckgo

Bing’s API is down, taking Microsoft Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT’s web search feature down too

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