Hello everyone! I saw that disabling JavaScript was good to prevent fingerprinting. However, something’s holding me up from doing so: since only a minority of the Internet users block it, won’t it make me more easy to identify?
Even if it’s harder to load trackers or fingerprinting scripts, what if one manage to load? Will the fact that I disabled JavaScript make me more “unique” ?
Thanks in advance for any help!
I don’t have an answer to your question but I tend to agree with what you wrote.
However - is fingerprinting the only thing to worry about on the www? I’d say not.
Disabling javascript by default is a good way to be able to click links without running the risk of getting pwned by some rogue script.
Then I use an addon* that shows me all the 3rd party shit the site would’ve wanted to load, and if it looks OK to me I then enable javascript. The addon can remember this if I want to, so I don’t have to do it every time for that particular site.
Esp. with news articles js is often not even required to read the article itself. Or I can see content that becomes invisible when js is enabled.
FWIW, the developers of Tor browser are experts in being anonymous online, and they disable js by default. While it might make me more unique, js has enormous capabilities in collecting all sorts of data from my machine, and - I guess - that’s why disabling it makes me more anonymous in the end. Just a hunch.
* uBlock Origin in expert mode
I also block js and for most pages I only enable the scripts which are needed. After a few pages you will get feel.
It feels nice that I don’t need to enable a random script from oneClickTrackYouAndSellYourData.com and enable only the scripts needed for functionality.
I guess I will disable it too!