Hi, On Wed, Mar 1, 2023, at 11:30 AM, Gottfried wrote: > (I am using Icecat with the Tor browser)
I’m not sure I understand your configuration, and I rarely use Tor myself, but I wanted to make sure you’re aware that changing even innocuous-seeming settings can expose you to fingerprinting risks: https://blog.torproject.org/browser-fingerprinting-introduction-and-challenges-ahead/ There’s an especially concise summary at <https://support.torproject.org/tbb/tbb-14/>: > If your copy of Tor Browser has a unique fingerprint, your browsing > activities can be deanonymized and tracked even though you are using Tor > Browser. > > Basically, each browser's settings and features create what is called a > "browser fingerprint". Most browsers inadvertently create a unique > fingerprint for each user which can be tracked across the internet. Tor > Browser is specifically engineered to have a nearly identical (we're not > perfect!) fingerprint across its users. This means each Tor Browser user > looks like every other Tor Browser user, making it difficult to track any > individual user. -Philip
