Open research, stronger privacy: Making Firefox users harder to fingerprint – Mozilla Security Blog
blog.mozilla.org
Firefox is strengthening protection against trackers that recognize you across websites, even when they don’t use cookies. The latest fingerprinting protections shipped in Firefox reduce the extractable distinguishing details, making ...
  • nymnympseudonym@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    They also provide

    • an extra level of sandboxing/isolation for security
    • isolation of the package’s dependencies from your base OS for stability

    Not for all software, but for many office/productivity/internet tools, I ❤️ flatpak

    • tau@infosec.pubEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I agree, while they aren’t perfect, using apps like FlatSeal to toggle and remove permissions for Flatpak apps is a lot easier than writing firejail or brwap configs for standard apps.