1 yr. ago • 97%

How many add-ons do I really need to block trackers?

Between uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, ClearURLs, Decentraleyes, and Privacy Possum, I'm having a hard time deciding which ones I actually need and which ones I don't. Do they actually do different things, or are they largely the same?

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uBO is enough for me. If I need more than that, I'd probably just use something like Tor instead.

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- This. Keep also in mind that Firefox already comes with an integrated anti-tracker: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop. So with that + uBlock Origin, you shouldn't need anything else.
  
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The Firefox hardening project Arkenfox only recommends uBlock Origin. Everything else is redundant.

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There is a great video from Techlore about hardening firefox, watch it and try some of the tips.

TLDR: uBlock Origin properly configured and some tweaks on firefox settings is good enough.

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- Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
  
  hardening firefox
  
  Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
  
  I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.
  
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- bleh. more face than actual content (where text is actually better to relay these kind of information). annoying af.
  
  The firefox sertting labels are self explanatory, no youtube video required. Anything more, there are tons of articles and discussions threads to suit your needs.
  
  https://brainfucksec.github.io/firefox-hardening-guide
  
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Ublock Origin is enough as blocker (It's so complete in terms of filters. also it's recommended by Mozilla, and it's very light). Also Decentraleyes for some third-party contents. Other blockers do the same (they usually use the same blocking lists, too). I only have these two, along with setting Firefox tracking protection to Strict. I guess it's enough. (Though, you can see UBO wiki to have more advanced blockings.)

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- Clear urls is also a good one to have as sites like amazon has tracking data in the url
  
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- Well all this things will not protect from something like creepjs fingerprinting
  
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  I don't know what can prevent you from that 🤔 Maybe totally disabling JS?
  
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uBlock origin and CanvasBlocker/JShelter are probably enough. There's also uMatrix, which gives you more granular control over what to block or allow.

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I use noscript and whitelist javascript URLs per-origin, this coupled with uBlock means even the trackers uBO doesn't block usually don't work

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Just Read the README.md of each one.
uBlock Origins
Privacy Badger
ClearUrls
Decentraleyes
Privacy Possum

TLDR : they all do different things.

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Generally, there's no need for anything other than uBlock Origin.

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Now commented on the built-in tracker protection in Firefox? Is it useless.

Personally I bank on uBo.

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"Depends".

Keep in mind that figuring out some information about your client is not unwanted, like screen size and device type (desktop vs mobile page and also desktop page orientation), browser and version for special handling code, or languages as defined in the browser to decide which language version to show.

The same readouts, of course, also enable tracking.

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I use uBo in Firefox and nothing in Brave, both show no ads and no blanks.

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What do you think of AdNauseam?

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- Read here https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?t=16504
  
  I think it is good, but controversial, you decide who is evil or a rebel.
  
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  I dont like people who intentionally create mischief and chaos in orderly systems. Personally, I do not think ad networks, their offerings, quality control and freedom of use is capable to a level in which it can be considered an orderly system. It is already too chaotic in my eyes. Threat actors can already target and cause more chaos to many of these metrics that ad nauseum targets. It is insignificant to my eyes to use ad nauseum or block its use. To even think about the moral and ethical implications is too obtuse when ad systems are already clearly pushing those boundaries
  
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