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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 3 days ago by IndigoGollum@lemmy.world 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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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’ve been a two browser person for over 20 years. It might not be for everyone, but I do all my browser activity that has an information risk (banking certain types of ordering, health access, etc.) on one browser with a specific security profile to protect those sessions, and all my other browsing on a FireFox variant locked down with NoScript, Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin, etc.

This means that I always reach for the properly configured tool when doing something online, and attempts at phishing have one more hurdle to clear. Default browser points to a fully locked down profile, so any stray clicks will do minimal damage. Sites I know are sandboxed and not allowed to access anything on the rest of the Internet.

This configuration isn’t for everyone, but I’ve been on the Internet for over 35 years and still seem to have a reasonable amount of privacy and security.

[–] GreyCat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Small advice, uBlock origin already does what NoScript can do and more. And privacy badger should not be used.

NoScript: Redundant with uBlock Origin

Privacy Badger: no longer uses heuristics by default, and enabling it makes you easily detected

Got this info from the ArkenFox Github