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<blockquote data-quote="Decopi" data-source="post: 867262" data-attributes="member: 67091">DISABLE HYPERLINK:about:config =&gt; browser. send_pings FALSE (also I do recommend to disable every &quot;prefetch&quot; preference). Nowadays are not adding performance, and are creating privacy issues.DISABLE ETAG:ETags are related to cache. So, no cache, no ETag. Simple like that!In the past cache was needed for better performance. And of course, many users with old hardware and poor internet connection, they may benefit from cache.But if you have a normal hardware (average of 5 year old) and a normal internet connection (average of 20Mbps), then you are not going to see benefit from cache. Just do the test, disable all kind of cache (disk, RAM, DNS etc), and if you don&#039;t see the difference, then keep using your browser without cache. And again, no cache =&gt; no ETags.But if you did the test, and cache is better for you, then use FPI (First Party Isolation) + Containers + Block cookies (no add-on is needed for these 3 functions), and restart the browser every 3 hours (clean cache), and 99% of your Etags are gone or they are just useless (incapable of tracking).Just keep in mind that the best for privacy is not &quot;blocking&quot; but &quot;blending&quot;.The simple fact of blocking stuff, will increase your entropy, making you more and more identifiable.The best strategy for privacy is not blocking but anonymity. You can use Tor&#039; about:config preferences to blend yourself into a general browsing profile. Don&#039;t use add-ons for privacy.Blocking only is recommended for security (like blocking third-party JS or ads or cookies etc). Also is good for performance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Decopi, post: 867262, member: 67091"] DISABLE HYPERLINK: about:config => browser. send_pings FALSE (also I do recommend to disable every "prefetch" preference). Nowadays are not adding performance, and are creating privacy issues. DISABLE ETAG: ETags are related to cache. So, no cache, no ETag. Simple like that! In the past cache was needed for better performance. And of course, many users with old hardware and poor internet connection, they may benefit from cache. But if you have a normal hardware (average of 5 year old) and a normal internet connection (average of 20Mbps), then you are not going to see benefit from cache. Just do the test, disable all kind of cache (disk, RAM, DNS etc), and if you don't see the difference, then keep using your browser without cache. And again, no cache => no ETags. But if you did the test, and cache is better for you, then use FPI (First Party Isolation) + Containers + Block cookies (no add-on is needed for these 3 functions), and restart the browser every 3 hours (clean cache), and 99% of your Etags are gone or they are just useless (incapable of tracking). Just keep in mind that the best for privacy is not "blocking" but "blending". The simple fact of blocking stuff, will increase your entropy, making you more and more identifiable. The best strategy for privacy is not blocking but anonymity. You can use Tor' about:config preferences to blend yourself into a general browsing profile. Don't use add-ons for privacy. Blocking only is recommended for security (like blocking third-party JS or ads or cookies etc). Also is good for performance. [/QUOTE]

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