Best web browser in terms of security?

Yes, ETP blocks known fingerprinters with a respective blocklist. But as mentioned, privacy.fingerprintingProtection = true randomizes canvas and fontmetrics fingerprints, so it's another additional approach which is applied also on sites where no 3rd-party fingerprinters are found. I've been using it for many months and it hasn't caused any problems for me contrary to what @Brummelchen said. And just in case it does, it's easy to deactivate ETP on a per-site basis via the shield icon in the address bar.

 

Hi summerheat,
What I meant to say was,
I have Firefox ETP Custom set to block known fingerprinters and suspected fingerprinters in all windows.
I never set privacy.fingerprintingProtection = true in about:config.
Yet in about:config I see the preference is set as privacy.fingerprintingProtection = true.
Therefore, I guess my ETP Custom setting to block known fingerprinters set that preference in about:config (like many other Firefox settings in "Settings" (about:preferences) reflect in preferences in about:config as well).

 

hi
can i ask you have you enabled on linux and android?

 

Hi mantra,
I don't use Android, as yet.
On Kubuntu 24.04, Firefox snap is installed.
In Firefox, Settings, Privacy & Security, Enhanced Tracking Protection, I use the Custom settings.
In ETP Custom, I checked all boxes, including "Known fingerprinters" and "Suspected fingerprinters".
For Cookies, I selected "All cross-site cookies".
For Tracking content, I selected "In all windows".
For Suspected fingerprinters, I selected "In all windows".
The Enhanced Tracking Protection fingerprinters settings reflect as privacy.fingerprintingProtection = true in about:config. I did not edit that preference in about:config.

 

just returning from work with a clue for me
i was wrong, i should have had "privacy.resistFingerprinting" in mind which is causing so much trouble. shi*ame on me.

 

Thank you, Brummelchen.

 

no problem, just a weird old man, sigh.

 

Ah, yes, you're right. If I remember correctly, ETP was available earlier and with a later version they added FFP to ETP strict and custom.

 

On the contrary, ...

... Indeed, it blocks fingerprinters using a block list included the Disconnect block list, but doesn't falsify date like RFP. Edge uses the same Disconnect block list.

 

Thanks, summerheat.
I think that's right.

 

"privacy.fingerprintingProtection" was implemented between firefox 102 and 115.

 

Firefox.

 

Most definitely NOT firefox, not anymore. A fork maybe, but not firefox.

https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025...of-step-with-firefoxs-direct-competition.html