Recent research has established that working a feature rich browser will set you out uniquely,
and this means an enhanced privacy risk.Read:
https://today.uic.edu/bloated-browser-functionality-presents-unnecessary-security-privacy-risks Info source: Peter Snyder.
You can check the uniqueness of your browser here:
https://amiunique.org and
https://amiunique.org/fpIf we break up the identifying factors, just a tiny bit of profiling is given off by my browser user agent.
Over 30% comes because of the browser header, that I send to the server.
Another 14% leaks through the way my browser processes decoded content.
A tiny bit of what I give away is through the language(s) I use (Dutch and Polish).
0,22% comes from used plug-ins and that is contradictory to above findings,
but detail of the individual plug-ins speak loudly with over 75% to set me out uniquely against all other browsers.
And do not forget the 33% by the adblocker I use.
Therefore the much liked uBlock Origin adblocker by our forum users,
is still "in it's teens" and needs further development. It will break a lot of sites.
By far the best plug-in that works to the contrary and makes you less unique by heaps is good old "Request Policy",and here our good forum member, DavidR, was right all the way. You need not convince us any further, DavidR!
Well the use of NoScript or uMatrix is also advisable, allthough not always the unsavvy know what and how to toggle properly.
In these days of dwindling privacy or as Americans say: "Privacy that no longer exists" you have less unique browsers,
one is the Brave browser, developed by the inventor of javascript, without plug-ins and all in the browser
with a one profile for all (except for canvas and other fingerprinting). Brave as browser app a must on android!
On the other site of the scope we have the nonsensical gimmick Browzar browser, I would not recommendate.
Finally to be less outstanding withing the big browser monoculture of Big Blue, firefox and Google's chrome,
I would go for a Japanese browser like Sleipnir as one with this browser has a lesser attack surface on the Western Hemisphere.
polonus (volunteer website security analyst and website error-hunter)
