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JShelter, thoughts? (jshelter.org)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by naut@infosec.pub to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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[–] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean my understating is by adding more extensions to your browser you are more vulnerable to vulnerabilities.

[–] naut@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

but I read it can even fake what extensions are installed, reducing fingerprinting, but maybe providing another vector? we'll see...

[–] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah it sounds promising in the surface , but I heard that for privacy and security the more different you look the easier is to know who you are.

[–] naut@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

that is what tor browser is recommending, but they refuse to bundle any ad blocker for different reasons which make sense. but I can't browse with ads, I need uBlockOrigin...

so my thoughts are, if you install any extension you become more unique among tor browser users, and you have same uniqueness for all pages/tabs you load.

what if you appear unique every time you load any page in any tab?