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The security features of different browsers and their impact on fingerprint resistance

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Jan 25, 2026
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How do IronFox, Hardened Firefox, and Brave handle GPU and plugin sandboxing differently?

is a privacy-hardened fork of Firefox that emphasizes removing telemetry and disabling features that can leak data (including selectively disabling WebGL), while is a Chromium-based browser positioned...

Jan 23, 2026
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how do popular web browsers (chromium/blink, firefox/gecko) store passwords, do they encrypt the stores locally, and how?

store passwords in a local SQLite database and encrypt those password blobs with whose protection depends on the operating system’s secret stores (, , ) or on per-user encryption schemes like Chromium...

Jan 14, 2026
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How do other privacy browsers (e.g., Firefox, Brave) handle saved passwords when clearing app data or uninstalling?

Brave’s documented behavior and user reports show two consistent facts: uninstalling the Brave app removes local browser data (including passwords) unless the user has separately backed them up or syn...

Jan 31, 2026

How do browser extensions (uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, etc.) change the best browser+search engine pairings for fingerprint protection in 2025?

like uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger materially shift which browser+search-engine combinations offer the strongest fingerprint resistance by adding or duplicating defenses, but they do not make every...

Jan 27, 2026

Which browser features (e.g., WebGL, WebGPU, NPAPI/PPAPI) are most commonly disabled by privacy-hardened forks, and what compatibility trade-offs result?

most consistently remove or disable telemetry, cross‑site data sharing and third‑party tracking, and they restrict or disable extensions and bundled services to reduce fingerprinting; reporting links ...

Jan 23, 2026

What are safe methods to migrate or back up browser passwords without exposing plaintext credentials?

without exposing plaintext is practical if one uses direct encrypted import paths offered by reputable , avoids intermediate CSV files or—if unavoidable—encrypts and securely destroys export files, an...

Jan 20, 2026

What technical steps reliably prevent a website from seeing that a file was downloaded?

A website reliably detects a download when its server receives HTTP requests for a resource or when client-side analytics run while rendering content, so there is no perfect client-side way to stop a ...

Jan 11, 2026

What is NoScript and who develops it?

NoScript is a free, open-source browser extension that blocks active web content (scripts, plugins, frames) by default and lets users enable dynamic content only for trusted sites, positioned as a sec...

Jan 8, 2026

Can vulnerabilities in browsers, plugins, or exit nodes reveal a Tor user's location?

Vulnerabilities in browsers, plugins, or exit nodes can and have revealed Tor users’ real IP addresses and locations, but the risk depends on where the flaw lies and how it is exploited: client-side b...