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Is it better to enable javascript in LibreWolf or switch to a different browser when a site needs it? Does switching browsers help in general? (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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I'm currently using LibreWolf (a Firefox fork) as my primary browser, with uBlock Origin set to block scripts by default on all but a few sites. When i need to use a site that's not one of these trusted ones and refuses to work without JS (for example, forums.linuxmint.com), is it better for my privacy to temporarily allow JS or to open the site in a different browser like FF or Vivaldi?

Does switching browsers actually make it harder to track me, especially ones that don't have full modern CSS and JS support like Dillo, Links2, Alhena, and NetSurf?

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[–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Why not go for an even more hardened browser like Mullvad or Tor if you are so worried about privacy while browsing regular stuff?
LibreWolf is my primary browser as well, so it's for daily, non-sensitive, use, so I have JS enabled because, well, non-sensitive stuff, and it's just a main-online identity, but I do use other browsers for other stuff, and change my VPN when I'm going for other "identity" too.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    A browser is only a secudary problem in privacy, if you use another than Chrome or Edge, it's mainly the search engine you use the problem, the sites you visit, the mail you use, the data you publish, your common sense online, there are the main privacy holes.

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