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Does anyone have experience with arkenfox/user.js? (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago by br3ad@infosec.pub to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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How effective is it for online privacy? I have been using it for some time and it tends to break some sites like banking websites and twitch. I haven't messed around a lot with the config except allowing DRM and setting up a start page.

I am wondering if using arkenfox/user.js is making my browsing fingerprint unique and whether there are better alternatives for privacy focused browsers.

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[–] br3ad@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have kept the ResistFingerprinting enabled for now. It doesn't impact 90% of my browsing experience.

Do you need to regularly check for updates on the GitHub for the user.js or should I not bother once I have configured it to my liking?

I appreciate the info. Thanks!

[–] Tiffany@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In the ArkenFox zip there's a updater.bat (Windows) or updater.sh (Linux) script which will pull the latest user.js. I do run this periodically as FF settings will for sure evolve over time with new versions, absolutely.

You could probably schedule these with a task scheduler/cron if you wanted.