So, I have always just used one browser, Firefox, with javascript and cookies turned off and whitelisted sites that I needed to use that required javascript or cookies or both to actually work.

My threat model isn’t the tightest and could best be described as “I don’t see why they should have my data if I am blocking the ads they use it to try to deliver to me”. This browser setup coupled with tracking blocking at the DNS level has made me feel comfortable that while some of my data is being collected I am stopping most of the collection.

With the advance of fingerprinting and the recent change of a certain browser’s terms of use it is probably time to review this setup.

I believe that it is usually advisable to use two different browsers. One where you are identifying yourself by logging in and one where you are just browsing. As logging into sites usually involves javascript and cookies I was going to use Librewolf with javascript and cookies turned off for general browsing and Mullvad browser as it comes for sites that require javascript and cookies.

I feel as though I have read a thousand discussions on this subject over the years so I apologise. Does anyone have any suggestions for a more private setup browser-wise? Tracking blocking at DNS level will continue and I’m on debian-based linux.

Thanks for any help in advance.

  • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    with javascript and cookies turned off

    My threat model isn’t the tightest

    If that’s not tight, I hardly know what is. The modern web is all but unusable without JS.

    • ProtozoanDusk@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      What I meant by my threat model not being the tightest was that if I want to read something on a site that requires javascript and cookies then I will just turn them back on temporarily rather than not read what I want just because of possible tracking.

      I agree with your point about the web being almost unusable in parts without JavaScript. However, I find that a lot of sites have a lot of javascript-heavy pages at the front but simpler pages behind where you get to things you actually want to look at. Usually a site’s RSS feeds let you get directly to the simpler pages without using JavaScript.

        • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
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          1 hour ago

          I am, unfortunately, on Windows, mostly because of my inability to find adequate Linux replacements for key features in AutoHotkey and IrfanView. Believe me, I’ve been looking and trying to learn…

            • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
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              11 minutes ago

              Out of curiosity, what can N++ do that VSCodium can’t? That’s what I’ve been using and it’s been mostly fantastic.

              Wow, thanks for sharing Scoop; I had no idea of this software, and dang, that is one huge games bucket… I’m gonna have to crawl through this sometime. I’ll check out XnView as well! I think I knew of that one earlier, but never actually looked into it and then forgot…