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Privacy Possum. Are there any analogues?
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<blockquote data-quote="Arequire" data-source="post: 948547" data-attributes="member: 59283"><p>As it's abandoned I wouldn't recommend using it. It's going to have an increasingly long list of issues the longer it's out of development.</p><p></p><p>It's third-party cookie blocking can be activated in any browser via the settings, and Brave already has all Privacy Possum's other features built-in.</p><p>Other browsers/extensions generally work off blocking known instances of tracking (Firefox & Edge block etags and fingerprinting from known tracking domains), which works somewhat as blocking network access for a tracking domain/script stops it from accessing your browser's storage or transmitting information back to its proprietor, but they do nothing to restrict non-blocked entities from accessing your your browsing information (which is what PP did with its referer header/etag blocking).</p><p></p><p>One other thing: Privacy Possum's fingerprinting protection worked by randomising browser characteristics every time it detected an instance of fingerprinting. The only browser that randomises its fingerprint is Brave, which it does regardless of whether it an instance of fingerprinting is taking place or not. Other browsers either try to block domains involved in fingerprinting (Firefox & Edge) or make their fingerprint uniform across all users (Safari & Tor).</p><p></p><p>As for other solutions besides browsers, AdGuard desktop comes the closest to replicating PP's feature set. It allows you to disable third-party cache access (blocks etags) and manipulate the referer to display a fake URL to third-parties. AdGuard's extension also allows for referer manipulation but doesn't allow the blocking of cache access like its desktop counterpart does. </p><p></p><p>(Edited my response to be more informative and understandable.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arequire, post: 948547, member: 59283"] As it's abandoned I wouldn't recommend using it. It's going to have an increasingly long list of issues the longer it's out of development. It's third-party cookie blocking can be activated in any browser via the settings, and Brave already has all Privacy Possum's other features built-in. Other browsers/extensions generally work off blocking known instances of tracking (Firefox & Edge block etags and fingerprinting from known tracking domains), which works somewhat as blocking network access for a tracking domain/script stops it from accessing your browser's storage or transmitting information back to its proprietor, but they do nothing to restrict non-blocked entities from accessing your your browsing information (which is what PP did with its referer header/etag blocking). One other thing: Privacy Possum's fingerprinting protection worked by randomising browser characteristics every time it detected an instance of fingerprinting. The only browser that randomises its fingerprint is Brave, which it does regardless of whether it an instance of fingerprinting is taking place or not. Other browsers either try to block domains involved in fingerprinting (Firefox & Edge) or make their fingerprint uniform across all users (Safari & Tor). As for other solutions besides browsers, AdGuard desktop comes the closest to replicating PP's feature set. It allows you to disable third-party cache access (blocks etags) and manipulate the referer to display a fake URL to third-parties. AdGuard's extension also allows for referer manipulation but doesn't allow the blocking of cache access like its desktop counterpart does. (Edited my response to be more informative and understandable.) [/QUOTE]
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