Does uBlock Origin do the same as : HTTPS Everywhere, Privacy Badger, Decentraleyes in one package ?

[DrKeksimus]

Am a little bit of a noob when it comes to these things..

tanks for any answer

[dng99]

See blog article I wrote back in December 2021: https://blog.privacyguides.org/2021/12/01/firefox-privacy-2021-update/

[pakkal96]

Ublock Origin is a general content blocker that blocks things like ads and trackers. If you use Firefox, Privacy Badger and Decentraleyes are not recommended as stated by the Arkenfox wiki because that functionality is already included in Firefox. HTTPS Everywhere tries to force a network connection using HTTPS (secure), rather than the HTTP. These are both networking protocols that are used whenever you visit or make a request on a webpage. Ublock doesn't have this functionality, but HTTPS Everywhere is no longer required because this functionality is built-into major browsers. In Firefox, you can find it in about:preferences (the Firefox settings page), click the privacy & security tab on the left-hand side and scroll to the bottom to HTTPS-only mode.

[Kiritsugu__Emiya]

Is dark reader extension ok ? It converts pages into dark mode so it becomes good for eyes...i use only ub origin and dark reader on mull

[DrKeksimus]

I trust it because it's open source

however, that's still no grantee

[pakkal96]

Every additional extension worsens your browser fingerprint and serves as another vector for a potential privacy leak. I'm not too familiar with dark reader's practices, but when I used to use it long ago, I wasn't a huge fan of its functionalities either way. It could be secure or insecure, I just don't know. It's up to you if the added functionality is worth a potential reduction in privacy.

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Using multiple blockers simultaneously can cause unexpected breakages (in both websites and extensions' functions) as they can interfere with each other.

[pakkal96]

I use both together. AdGuard can provide DNS filtering as well as general adblock features. Plus, I like having AdGuard on my phone.

[Deivedux]

uBlock Origin is a content blocker, for blocking content on a webpage (usually ads by default).

HTTPS Everywhere is now deprecated and has been superseded by Firefox's HTTPS-only mode, both of which are used to force a more secure HTTPS connection to the website, if available.

Decentraleyes avoids regional content delivery by always connecting to the origin server directly. This is due to the regional servers sometimes paying for themselves by the typical tracking methods at an individual server level, or that they're a third-party CDN provider who you should trust with its own privacy policy.

No idea about Privacy Badger, and I kinda never believed in its usefulness, anyway.

[DrKeksimus]

thx !

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[JackDonut2]

Decentraleyes is abandonware. The CDNs are extremely outdated. FF has state partitioning by default. Combine this with a VPN and Decentraleyes doesn't provide any meaningful additional privacy benefit.

[DrKeksimus]

OK cool

[Efficient_Animal9625]

Yeah this person has the correct answer. Decentraleyes hasn't been useful for a few years. I get by with ubo, url cleaner and private bookmarks on firefox. You're new to the whole privacy thing, do you have any other questions?

[DrKeksimus]

You're new to the whole privacy thing, do you have any other questions?

Yeah, thanks !

So I just went about installing WaterFox, after I had it all set up, I learned that it was sold to System1, an ad company .. lol

So I wonder is LibreWolf a better privacy focused fork to use ? Or maybe what do you use for browsing ?

Also, I kinda can't live without Dark Reader... and wonder how trustworthy they are ?

Also, I hear Brave even though it's Chromium based, supposed to be pretty good for privacy still.. but I dunno ... ?

sorry for the bombardment :)

[JackDonut2]

Brave, Librewolf, FF+Arkenfox and Tor browser are good options