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I’d also assume that ublockorigin will stop most of this in its tracks.

If you block third-party frames and third-party scripts then indeed it should. See uBlock Origin medium and hard blocking modes [0][1].

Bonus points if you adopt cookie higiene and clean cookies, form data, etc. on browser exit (maybe save for some exceptions) [1]. Even better if you also use firefox containers, browser profiles, or maybe even different browsers for different browsing needs and online profiles.

[0]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode#medium-...

[1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-Be...

[2]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1308719#answer-1...

I'd love a reference on that. I didn't think it did anything like that.

Firefox containers and good browser hygiene can, but if you slip up...

This is why I clear cookies and history when the browser closes, disable saved passwords/logins, and I close my browser frequently, generally between sites or at least sessions of use.

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