Most of the surveillance stories we’ve looked at here lately have involved things you can at least see when you walk past them: cameras at the gate, sensors on the shelf, a label adjusting a price as you move through space.
Wire, such trash! So, using multiple browsers like Firefox and any fork, technically separate programs, aren’t even safe. So a hardened browser isn’t sage from an untrustworthy one.
Like the article says:
Look into tighter OPFS quotas where possible. The researchers’ own headline suggestion is for browser vendors to clamp the maximum OPFS size, restrict high-resolution timers when OPFS is in use, or require explicit permission. Until that ships, some browsers and policy controls (particularly for managed Chromium environments) let you tighten the ceiling yourself.*
Treat browser hardening as a habit, not a one-off. A VPN will not save you from this one, because the leak is happening locally on your machine, not on the wire. Keep your attack surface small, do not leave sessions running indefinitely, do not blindly trust a tab from yesterday.*
Wire, such trash! So, using multiple browsers like Firefox and any fork, technically separate programs, aren’t even safe. So a hardened browser isn’t sage from an untrustworthy one.
Like the article says: