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Which browsers are best for privacy? (privacytests.org)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Open-source tests of web browser privacy.

[EDIT] - Check the comments for more information and links ๐Ÿ”ฝ ๐Ÿ”ฝ ๐Ÿ”ฝ

[Edit Edit] - Brave Browser caught adding its own referral codes to some cryptocurrency trading sites - More in the comments ๐Ÿ”ฝ ๐Ÿ”ฝ ๐Ÿ”ฝ

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[โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

Some of the items on that list are kinda weird. Why would I want to block a website from knowing my screen size?

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  • [โ€“] 15 points 2 years ago

    Window sizes can vary widely and if you come from the same IP with the same exact window size (1033x832 for example) then people wanting to track you for ads etc will have a higher degree of confidence that you're the same person. It's part of "browser fingerprinting", which can also include things like the extensions you have installed: https://amiunique.org/

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 2 years ago

    Tracking/advertising corporations have developed techniques called 'browser fingerprinting' where innocuous seeming things like screen size and the fonts you ahve installed on your system can be used to uniquely identify you and track you across the internet even without cookies or anything like that.

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