• Ado@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been using Firefox for years, and recently switched over to Brave because it was able to provide a unique fingerprint result on EFF’s fingerprint tool. Even if I used the same plugins, Firefox had a unique fingerprint.

    I ignore all the silly crypto and ad bs. Why should I use FF over Brave

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      1 year ago

      FIngerprinting is not super easy. E.g. you might have a ‘unique’ fingerprint with FF but if it changes every time, than I would consider it actually a privacy feature. Did you have the same addons installed on BRave and FF while testing (as Addons play a part in Fingerprinting)? And finally: A lot of fingerprinting techniques can be blocked before they even start (no JS, …). I feel like your opinion is rather one-sided.

      As to why FF> Brave: Basically the Chromium argument. Diverse engines are better for the health of the web.

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        1 year ago

        My comment says I had the same plugins.

        My comment says I used Firefox for years and now am trying brave. It cannot be less one sided.

        Are you suggesting my Firefox fingerprint changes every time? Where is the info on that?