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[-] crackajack@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Would using Tor prevent fingerprinting or at least minimise the collection of data? I log in to Reddit by Tor nowadays.

[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

If you mean Tor the network no, it just hides your IP. If you mean Tor the browser yes, it has all kinds of privacy features.

[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

isnt the tor browser just firefox?

[-] irreticent@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's a highly customized version of Firefox preconfigured to be more anonymous.

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