Submitted 3 weeks ago by Splashy5928@lemmus.org to youshouldknow@lemmy.world
Why YSK: Websites on the internet often try to uniquely identify your device, this extension attempts to prevent that and make it hard for them to do so.
LOVE jShelter. Use it on all my devices (woooo mobile firefox addon compatibility!!).
It is an EYE OPENER to see all the websites that will refuse to serve you when they can’t identity exactly who you are…
How do I know it’s actually safe to install? Lol
It’s open source. You can compile from source.
What’s so funny that had you loling?
They’re just saying it in a jovial, not so serious tone lol. Maybe you should lighten up lol
It’s open source, you can take a look here: pagure.io/JShelter/webextension
You’re asking the right questions!
It breaks Cloudflare so for me tons of websites becomes inaccessible. Maybe you can tweak it but OOTB it’s unusable
He could explain it but every time he does he ends up proving our point.
I’m not sure what you mean?
I was replying to a different post.
I have never seen this post before just meow. No idea how it got this borked.
orbital@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Firefox’s built in “Enhanced Tracking Protection” already does a lot of this work for you, especially if you select “strict mode.” Go ahead and try this extension if you prefer. But remember to be selective with the extensions you add to your browser in general, as they also present an opportunity to introduce vulnerabilities.
CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I tried that and then one of those “how common is your fingerprint” websites said my fingerprint was unique. Literally fucking unique.
I think it was the EFF site.
orbital@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
As you suggested, I suspect it’s the rare combination of additional extensions that’s contributing to your uniqueness in a fingerprinting sense.