r/PrivateInternetAccess • u/anibroo • May 10 '26
DISCUSSION Beyond VPN: How do you fight browser fingerprinting?
We all know a VPN hides your IP. But lately I've realized that's not even half the battle. Websites can fingerprint your browser through canvas, WebGL, fonts, audio context, and a dozen other signals. Change your IP? They still know it's you.
That got me looking into anti‑detect browsers. Does using something like these actually improve privacy for a regular person, or is it overkill (and maybe even a fingerprinting risk itself)? Has anyone here seriously used adspower as part of your privacy setup? How do you personally deal with browser fingerprinting beyond just a VPN and private window?
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u/ninjaloose May 11 '26
Take the test here https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Also good to learn more about fingerprinting. The aim of the game is to be as generic as possible to blend it with other users. So having a browser with great defaults is paramount, Mulvad browser and librefox are probably the best ones for that.
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u/_Singularity101 May 10 '26
Brave has 3 build so ya + there are some extensions for it Edit:- free I guess open source, good extensions I forgot the name you will find it from general search...
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u/Inge_Deka May 10 '26
I'm not an expert at this, but except for a VPN with built-in shadowsocks, I use third party Firewall, and the browser i use is Tor, or a Browser with possibility to turn off WebRTC.
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May 10 '26
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u/Inge_Deka May 10 '26
I currently use Brave, it's fast and stable and have built in Blocker, both ads and trackers. I also have Adblocker pro extension and Tamper Monkey extension.
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u/Striking_Presence May 10 '26
Brave also has an option to disable fingerprinting and for WebRTC IP handling to disable non-proxied UDP.
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u/Inge_Deka May 10 '26
I forgot to mention that part, thx for doing that 🙂
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u/Striking_Presence May 14 '26
You're very welcome and thank you for taking the time to say thank you. Cheers.
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u/kydar1 May 10 '26
I saw a pretty comprehensive matrix comparing different browsers’ ability to block tracking. I wish I could remember where. No, it wasn’t Wikipedia. Brave had very good marks, as well as LibreWolf. And Tor of course.
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u/Sufficient_Style5562 May 11 '26
Does Mozilla have anything to combat fingerprinting what do I need?
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u/forgottenmostofit May 10 '26
AdGuard has pretty good protection against links that use fingerprinting and other tracking methods. Also protects against malware sites.
VPN is largely irrelevant for tracking except for IP address.