Advice Request How to configure my browser/PC in order to reduce browser fingerprinting and tracking?

[Pixelman]

Here is a list of apps and services I use that might help you in your search:

Browser: LibreWoilf running in Sandboxie+
Search engines: Gibiru, DDG, Startpage, MetaGer, SearXNG
Email providers: Protonmail, Mailfence with SimpleLogin
password manager and encryption: KeepassXC, Veracrypt, Pycocrypt, Cryptomator
Cloud storage: Cryptee, Proton drive
Encrypted calendar: Peergos
Metadata remover: Exifcleaner
File sharing: Tresorit Send
Cleaner: PrivaZer, Bleachbit

A VPN
Adguard desktop
TailsOS on my usb flash drive

 

[Mystic]

Mailfence

I am interested in mailfence, how good is it?

 

[Pixelman]

I am interested in mailfence, how good is it?

So far for me it seems good. I recently opened a free account.
The interface is fast and responsive, it's minimalistic. Storage, calendar and email are switched in the same window, I find that more convenient than in Protonvpn.
As a free user you have limitations on how many emails you can send per hour or so, small storage etc.

As for privacy, it's based in Belgium, a Fourteen Eyes countrie. So make of that what you want.

I mean, at this point almost anything is better than gmail.

 

[Mystic]

So far for me it seems good. I recently opened a free account.
The interface is fast and responsive, it's minimalistic. Storage, calendar and email are switched in the same window, I find that more convenient than in Protonvpn.
As a free user you have limitations on how many emails you can send per hour or so, small storage etc.

As for privacy, it's based in Belgium, a Fourteen Eyes countrie. So make of that what you want.

I mean, at this point almost anything is better than gmail.

Thanks for sharing that.
Now I am using Zoho as my default email with SimpleLogin with my own domain. I will create a free Mailfence account and see how it goes.

 

[HarborFront]

Thanks for sharing that.
Now I am using Zoho as my default email with SimpleLogin with my own domain. I will create a free Mailfence account and see how it goes.

You can try free GMX mail from Germany

 

[HarborFront]

@TedCruz

For improved privacy, this is the list of countries' (the latest I can find) Mandatory Data Retention Around The World and VPN-friendly countries

Data Retention Policies and Laws by State: Find Out What Data Companies and Governments Have On You

What’s data retention? Take a look at the data retention laws in your country, and learn how to protect your data from the worst data retention policies.

www.cyberghostvpn.com

Best Country for VPN Anonymity | 67+ Countries and Increasing!

What are the best countries to connect to using a VPN? As you can probably imagine, there are different ways to answer this question...

vpnalert.com

You can use them as guidelines when choosing your

1) VPN provider
2) email provider
3) ISP

 

[HarborFront]

For Chrome/Chromium browser

Browser/device fingerprinting reduction can be done using

DJ NoScript

DJ NOScript

Regain control of the web and surf more securely.

chrome.google.com

DJ NoScript don't support Font Fingerprinting so need to use

Font Fingerprint Defender for spoofing

Font Fingerprint Defender

Defending against Font fingerprinting by reporting a fake value.

chrome.google.com

Note: - DJ NoScript don't handle hardware fingerprinting like spoofing screen resolution/CPU cores/GPU(but block WebGL fingerprint)/RAM/mouse movement etc nor OS, client hints, navigator spoofing etc

Other extensions include

Classic Cache Killer - To remove ETags
Ping Blocker - To block beacon, ping and CSP report
Chrome History Cleaner - Cleans history within 1 min (minimum setting)
IDN Safe - IDN Safe is a browser extension which blocks internationalized domain names to prevent you from visiting probable fake sites.
Keyboard Privacy - Prevents behavioral profiling by randomizing the rate at which characters reach the DOM.
Trace - Works similarly like DJ NoScript but with additional spoofing of hardware like CPU cores/GPU/RAM/screen resolution. To avoid duplicate with DJ NoScript disable those same protections either in DJ NoScript or in Trace. I'll advise spoofing hardware using Trace and leaves the rest to DJ NoScript

However, beware of using excessive extensions in Chrome/Chromium browser

Google Chrome extensions can be fingerprinted to track you online

A researcher has discovered how to use your installed Google Chrome extensions to generate a fingerprint of your device that can be used to track you online.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

You can be tracked online using your Chrome browser extensions

We look at a new project which uses several techniques to determine which Chrome extensions are being used on a device.

www.malwarebytes.com

You can check here

Extension Fingerprints

Check how trackable you are based on your browser extensions.

z0ccc.github.io

Chrome Extensions Detection

Websites can detect the presence of a Chrome extension in a user's web browser by requesting the web accessible resources specified in the extension's manifest file. This tool scans the web accessible resources of the commonly used Chrome Web Store extensions.

browserleaks.com