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Is anything similar available? Also open source? Does it really work better than browser add-ons? Would this help minimise browser fingerprinting ?

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This won't affect fingerprinting (except maybe it'll block the fingerprinting scripts if they're in lists). It does work better than add-ons in that it'll work on regular applications, not just your browser

I meant - but was not very clear: if one used this software instead of a browser add-on to block ads, would this be a big improvement in escaping browser fingerprinting ?

Probably not. Use a dedicated tool like a custom browser (Mullvad Browser comes to mind - it beats fingerprint.com/demo which Firefox even WITH protections enabled, does not.

You may also want to see https://librewolf.net/ while not as good by default compared to Mullvad Browser, it may still be a browser to consider.

I'e been using Librewolf for almost a year now, and like it a lot. Also have some other extensions and tweaks in a user.js

How much better is Mullvad Browser and why?

Thanks to both of you.

I am a light user of LibreWolf (I mostly use Iridium browser)

I haven't heard of Iridium browser before, seems neat. Thanks.

It's a filtering proxy server. Privoxy is one alternative.

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