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> Can we HN users help push Firefox to incorporate better fingerprint circumvention? They can't win, no matter what there's going to a subset of sites that sim
by worble 3y ago
> Can we HN users help push Firefox to incorporate better fingerprint circumvention?
They can't win, no matter what there's going to a subset of sites that simply won't function when you block their fingerprinting techniques, and you'll get people every thread going "Firefox sucks! It doesn't run this website when Chrome happily does!" and then you get everyone on the other side going "Firefox sucks! It isn't as private as Librefox/Tor/my-other-obscure-fork!"
I don't envy their position.
- godelski 3y agoI'm confused, do you think I'm criticizing firefox here? Because if so...[0] I was just thinking that this could be the strict option or the custom option in the settings. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37084677 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37084677
- Tokumei-no-hito 3y agoThe point of normalizing finger printing is that it has to be, well, normalized. To get the widest coverage you need to make it a default. Making it an option defeats the purpose - but alleviates the hate OP was talking about. It’s a no win
- godelski 3y agoIt doesn't defeat the purpose, it decreases the effectiveness. Do not confuse the two.