Re: Icecat and ungoogled chromium in a container

["Philip McGrath" <philip@philipmcgrath.com>]

Hi,

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023, at 11:30 AM, Gottfried wrote:
> (I am using Icecat with the Tor browser)

I’m not sure I understand your configuration, and I rarely use Tor myself, but I wanted to make sure you’re aware that changing even innocuous-seeming settings can expose you to fingerprinting risks:

https://blog.torproject.org/browser-fingerprinting-introduction-and-challenges-ahead/

There’s an especially concise summary at
<https://support.torproject.org/tbb/tbb-14/>:

> If your copy of Tor Browser has a unique fingerprint, your browsing activities can be deanonymized and tracked even though you are using Tor Browser.
>
> Basically, each browser's settings and features create what is called a "browser fingerprint". Most browsers inadvertently create a unique fingerprint for each user which can be tracked across the internet. Tor Browser is specifically engineered to have a nearly identical (we're not perfect!) fingerprint across its users. This means each Tor Browser user looks like every other Tor Browser user, making it difficult to track any individual user.

-Philip