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I even let Edge be the default browser. That way, whenever an app opens a link, it opens in a browser I don't use, and it can't read any important information
by Shorel 6y ago
I even let Edge be the default browser.
That way, whenever an app opens a link, it opens in a browser I don't use, and it can't read any important information or browser fingerprint that matters.
I am still using Firefox for my browsing needs.
EDIT: It's more about my browsing habits: Now this browser has been opened. I can close it before the page loads and before I have read anything I really don't care about.
- gruez 6y agoIf you can't trust the apps that you're running on an unsandboxed system, getting fingerprinted should be the least of your worries. Since there's no sandbox, it could very well keylog everything you type, or steal your browsing history/login cookies directly from your browser.
- quenix 6y agoPrecisely this. “I’m worried about fingerprinting because a malicious app on my machine might open such a website!” sounds slightly out of touch.
- Shorel 6y agoWell, some applications open a webpage just when the uninstallation finishes. Basically every single browser window that is open from an application, or its uninstaller, is an unwanted one. It's not even about the fingerprinting, now that you make me think about. It's more about my browsing habits: Now this browser has been opened. I can close it before the page loads and before I have read anything I really don't care about.
- jlgaddis 6y ago> Now this browser has been opened. I can close it before the page loads and before I have read anything I really don't care about. ... and if you're worried about not being fast enough, you could also add (to your firewall) an outbound "block everything" rule for the .exe. Alternatively, configure it to always use a specific proxy server which doesn't exist.