From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?utf-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= Subject: Re: Do not use tor with browsers other than tor browser Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 21:42:34 +0200 Message-ID: <87tvdhm28l.fsf@gnu.org> References: <861s0m21eb.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:44628) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hUz2S-0002xo-NR for help-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 26 May 2019 15:42:39 -0400 In-Reply-To: <861s0m21eb.fsf@gmail.com> (Alex Vong's message of "Sat, 25 May 2019 19:56:28 +0800") List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: Alex Vong Cc: help-guix@gnu.org Hi, Alex Vong skribis: > The reason is as followed: Tor allows you to browse the internet > anonymously. It works by making users using the same version of tor > browser indistinguishable (i.e. in the same anonymity set[0]). This only > works if all the browsers have the same fingerprint. Using browsers > other than tor browser makes you distinguishable from that anonymity > set. > > Another reason is that modern browsers allows loads of way for > fingerprinting: user agent string, screen resolution, canvas > fingerprinting, webgl fingerprinting... I agree with all this, but note that IceCat has options (turned on by default) to disable some of these things that make fingerprinting so easy. Ludo=E2=80=99.