Open-source tests of web browser privacy.
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LibreWolf should be on the list.
No, and no other forks of Firefox should be either. Why don’t you guys get that you can do the same stuff with Firefox as all these different forks do, and still get same day updates and security patches?
There’s still some value that “private” forks add to the list - you can see how well a tweaked Firefox can perform.
Specially relevant in this page because this test uses Firefox as is, without installing uBlock Origin, which is ultra basic advice for privacy. IMO they do this to benefit Brave, but whatever.
So at a quick glance Librewolf is the best choice for desktop? Does it allow addons or block ads natively?
It comes with uBlock Origin preinstalled, so there’s that. Otherwise, it’s just a hardened Firefox fork, and as such has the same catalogue of addons
Awesome. Makes me wonder if there’s still a reason to use Firefox over Librewolf.
Absolutely. I would never recommend any of these offshoots over stock. You can literally set it up the same exact way if you want, but still get same day security patches and updates.
Yes it does both of those things, Librewolf is just Firefox pre-configured for privacy. You could use Librewolf or you could configure firefox yourself to be equally private, Librewolf is just taking advantage of the features built into FIrefox but left optional for users.
Do you know of any guides to configure Firefox to be as private as LibreWolf?
This website has a really extensive writeup on Firefox privacy and security hardening that I learned a couple of tricks from.
Besides that, you can search the Mozilla support forums as there are tons of threads there with questions and answers about Firefox privacy and security.
I think they comparing browsers with default configuration. I’m sure Firefox with some addons and extra features enabled passes more tests.
Firefox with one or two extensions and a resonable configuration would be at or near the top of the list. This test only compares defaults which isn’t so useful if you are someone that takes the time to setup your browser.
I use FF on desktop with ublock, fb fence and various settings tweaked.
On mobile I use FF with ublock and the blokada app (which blocks trackers in other apps too).
In that setup I get great privacy results at the eff testing tool. Do you have other tools you like to test with?
Really not sure what to do about the fingerprint, but otherwise feel pretty good.
I think I tried brave at some point and it didn’t do as well. DDG browser didn’t do as well.
Firefox assigns a single fingerprint to multiple users. These tests are wildly inaccurate.
@LoafyLemon @ekZepp @cupcakezealot
How does Firefox assign a fingerprint? I thought a fingerprint was made of all my add-ons, browser version, OS, screen size, device version, etc?
https://aussie.zone/post/1903094
Looking into privacytests.org, the main developer behind it is someone who contributes to Brave source code. He may not be officially affiliated with the company, but it would be hard to ignore any sort of bias towards Brave.
(how do you tag someone here?)
I don’t think that that counts for much - I imagine someone that runs a website that provides privacy tests for other people, likes privacy. If you come across an option that seems very privacy friendly, and you had the expertise to contribute to it’s development, wouldn’t you?
Nevertheless; fuck brave.
Wish DuckDuckGo was on the list
It’s in the mobile tab
