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Episode 3.5 - (Part 2/2) Switching to a flaming fox, of sorts...

Tech Tho(ugh)ts

English - July 24, 2020 18:40 - 23 minutes - 46.9 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 3 - (Part 1/2) Google & Chrome, A Terrible Duo
Next Episode: Cracking Passwords, Not Bones (Passwords & Multi-Factor Authentication)

We've explained why Google Chrome probably isn't your best browser choice, so now we'll guide you into switching to a browser that focuses on privacy (hint hint: it's Firefox).

Sources for what we've mentioned and further information can be found on our website!

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We’ve explained why Google Chrome probably isn’t your best browser choice, so now we’ll guide you into switching to a browser that focuses on privacy (hint hint: it’s Firefox).

Extensions Mentioned:

(TOS;dr) Terms of Service, Didn’t ReadCanvas Defender

ContainersFacebook ContainerGoogle Container (with Integrations)Amazon ContainerTwitter Container

Not mentioned, but usefuluBlock Origin (lightweight adblocker)DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials (sets some of the episode-mentioned preferences automatically + switches your default search engine to DuckDuckGo)Decentraleyes

Sources:
YouTube Using Deprecated API:
CNET, 2018 July 26, ‘Mozilla engineer says Google slowed YouTube down on non-Chrome browsers’

‘Canvas Fingerprinting’:
BrowserLeaks, Canvas Fingerprinting Test Page

‘First Party Isolate’ Functionality:
gHacks, 2020 April 17, ‘Mozilla adds Dynamic First Party Isolation option to Firefox 77’

Firefox Sync’s Future (in the works):
Mozilla Services Github Repo, ‘Future of Sync blog post’ Issue

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