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YouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around it
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this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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the hardest thing to stop them tracking you is digital fingerprinting. they don't need you to sign in, they have a profile with dozens of data points unique to your hardware/browser, unless you've got things installs specifically to prevent fingerprinting
https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
That site is brutal. No matter what I do or what browser setup I use, it always says that I have a unique fingerprint
i think the message is there's no such thing as 100% private/anonymous--there'll always be something giving you up
Why does firefox allow random people to farm all that information? That's the real problem here.
it's not just firefox. pretty sure that's just how the web works. i use librewolf with privacy badger, canvas blocker, and ublock, but it's still built around firefox. i get a "unique fingerprint" notification, but also "you have strong tracking protection"