How can we avoid browser fingerprinting? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

17 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Compare to cookies. I use two extensions. The first accepts all cookies to bypass cookie banners. The second deletes all non white listed cookies on closing the page. This works well for me since I seldom have more than 20 pages open, and I constantly close them.

Is there a way to avoid browser fingerprinting like this at all (with potential qol benefits) or am I extra screwed because I do things like this in addition to running Linux on a computer I built?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Maiq@lemy.lol 15 points 4 days ago

Here is a good article to give you an overview and ideas how to mitigate fingerprinting.

https://techreviewadvisor.com/browser-fingerprinting/

[-] sjmulder@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 4 days ago

The sad irony of that site asking me to accept tracking by them and their 214 partners.

[-] Maiq@lemy.lol 3 points 4 days ago

I use noscript so I didn't see this.

[-] Xuderis@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Keep in mind that using things like ublock and noscript make you stand out like a sore thumb for fingerprinting. I’m definitely NOT saying you shouldn’t use them, just spreading awareness.

[-] Maiq@lemy.lol 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

For sure, if way more people used them the fingerprint would get smudged. That being said noscript would break the internet for the average user and degrade their browsing experience so I don't see mass adoption of that awesome add-on. Ublock however is so simple it should be in everyones add-on list.

Solid advice though!

[-] RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago

Thank you for sharing this

this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2025

85 points (100.0% liked)

Asklemmy

44347 readers

798 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS