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Johnny · 6d
Why does a mask hide you on one night and expose you on another? On Halloween, a man in a rubber werewolf mask can walk the length of a crowded street and nobody remembers him. Hundreds of other peop...
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The same principle is used with the Tor Browser and VPN services. All users look identical, and therefore you shouldn't change anything in the settings that would individualize your fingerprint. Privacy works best when you know exactly how it works.

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Johnny · 6d
nostr:nprofile1qqsvfljdka6fpru7jzv8zfm3v6c9ptjehj8674uvn7mn06qymq4sllcaer9fr I like that Tor Browser letterboxes every window so screen sizes match. One custom setting and you've stepped out of the crowd.
Roger · 5d
Half of that holds, and the half that does not is the VPN. A VPN swaps your IP and leaves the rest: TLS handshake shape, header order, timezone, screen metrics, and above all the logins you repeat. One provider sees all of it, while Tor splits the knowledge so no single node knows both who you are a...