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is it worth it to swicth to mullvad browser for better privacy?
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It literally is? LibreWolf and other such "privacy browsers" only work to fool naive scripts, while Mullvad Browser works to completely mix you in with the crowd.
CreepJS has removed its Visits feature (Visits would show how many browsers with the exact same fingerprint had accessed the site) for some unknown reason so I can't really post a screenshot, but at least while I was using it around a year ago when it did have that my Mullvad Browser tests would always come up with the Visits value in the thousands, and LibreWolf only with 1.
Mullvad Browser by itself isn't foolproof though as you also need a VPN (preferably one that is usually coupled with Mullvad Browser) to actually mix in. Your IP could still theoretically be revealed this way by a state-level actor though, and if you're engaging in illegal activity (doesn't need to be drugs or anything, political activism is also illegal in many places) just use TailsOS with a WebTunnel bridge at that point, and preferably set Tor Browser's security level to "Safest" (you have to do this everytime you restart if you're using TailsOS).
Some tips for Tor enjoyers: Pin NoScript to the browser toolbar so you can bypass the security level restrictions when you need to (not recommended for most cases, use at your own discretion). And if you're having issues with the assigned IP address, you can request new Tor circuits via the sandwich menu on the top right.
It appears that I was mistaken. After looking through Mullvad's documentation, it truly appears that it has really good fingerprinting protection.
The downsides I see with Mullvad Browser:
Sure, you could argue that these automatic connections are necessary and they are to trusted sites but you are still dealing with telemetry which should be disabled by default.
Nevertheless thank you for enlightening me. I will definetly now try out Mullvad Browser to replace Arkened Firefox.
uMatrix is no longer maintained and is largely redundant. Mullvad Browser doesn't force DoH either, it's just enabled by default and you can turn it off pretty easily. In fact Mullvad's addon warns you if you're using DoH with Mullvad VPN, at least as far as I can remember (I don't use a VPN currently.).
The automatic connections are not arbitrary either. Your browser, addons, or uBlock filter lists not updating in a timely manner is much worse than the miniscule amount of data you're sending to the outside world.