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RachelRodent@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test

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EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test

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RachelRodent@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Wanted to share this awesome tool to test your browser, also please do share your results in the comments.

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    Thanks for posting this! I installed privacy badger and modified my user agent as a result of the test. Very helpful insight that I didn’t have before.

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      privacy badger is outdated though, not needed anymore if you have ublock origin

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        I have ublock origin and failed the tracker checks without privacy badger.

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          hm, mine is on medium mode so it blocks 3rd party scripts, maybe it’s that? do whatever works for you

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