No, you’re wrong in the sense that they literally collect 0 data on your Mullvad BROWSER usage. It can’t be another data point because Mullvad likely doesn’t even know if you’re using Mullvad Browser, let alone what you’re doing with it.

Your point is only valid in the case of internet services, which a browser isn’t. A browser is a piece of software that can be replaced in a minute if let’s say Mullvad’s whole development team and CEO went full batshit crazy and placed backdoors in the public (and FOSS, so it can be forked) codebase, unlike e-mail etc. And your Google example is invalid because you can’t compare something like Google Chrome to Mullvad Browser.

It literally is? LibreWolf and other such “privacy browsers” only work to fool naive scripts, while Mullvad Browser works to completely mix you in with the crowd.

CreepJS has removed its Visits feature (Visits would show how many browsers with the exact same fingerprint had accessed the site) for some unknown reason so I can’t really post a screenshot, but at least while I was using it around a year ago when it did have that my Mullvad Browser tests would always come up with the Visits value in the thousands, and LibreWolf only with 1.

Mullvad Browser by itself isn’t foolproof though as you also need a VPN (preferably one that is usually coupled with Mullvad Browser) to actually mix in. Your IP could still theoretically be revealed this way by a state-level actor though, and if you’re engaging in illegal activity (doesn’t need to be drugs or anything, political activism is also illegal in many places) just use TailsOS with a WebTunnel bridge at that point, and preferably set Tor Browser’s security level to “Safest” (you have to do this everytime you restart if you’re using TailsOS).

Some tips for Tor enjoyers: Pin NoScript to the browser toolbar so you can bypass the security level restrictions when you need to (not recommended for most cases, use at your own discretion). And if you’re having issues with the assigned IP address, you can request new Tor circuits via the sandwich menu on the top right.

Mullvad Browser doesn’t collect your data, so the second paragraph is wrong. I completely agree with you on the first paragraph though. Also make sure not to change the window size in Mullvad Browser as that can also be used to track you. If you are using a tiling WM set a rule for it to make it floating at all times if possible. Also don’t forget to disable Encrypted DNS if you’re using a VPN.

Some live ISOs like TailsOS do allow persistent storage without installation, which was (probably?) what they were trying to ask.

Use bridges? I don’t think it would be possible to block WebTunnel for example.

I am also very curious about this. Why do we have 3 196s?

I don’t think there are any services that can compare to YouTube in any way.

Technically, yes, most sites won’t have such sophisticated logic. But any Google, Microsoft, or Meta service you use most definitely will.

I really liked CreepJS’s “Visits” feature where it would show a counter for how many people have visited with exactly the same browser fingerprint (which would usually be 1 unless you were using Tor Browser or Mullvad Browser), but they seem to have removed it for some reason along with “Lies” and “Trust Score”. You can still check it out here though to see just how much identifying information even a simple hobby project can gather in less than a second.

It still does, but they did add a username system so you don’t need someone’s phone number to contact them.

The lack of PFS and 256bit encryption in Session is a little concerning, and one other advantage of SimpleX is that it has no unique identifiers at all while Session uses random IDs and Signal requires a phone number.

Please don’t use Linux Mint with KDE, you will just get a much worse experience. Cinnamon is very customizable. I don’t know what the OP means by “layout”, but if they’re talking about the taskbar that can be customized too.

Relevant link: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=426770

I would also use Signal instead, but Session’s situation is not that bad unless one needs to accommodate the CIA or Mossad as part of their threat model, in which case I think SimpleX would be a better option. This is also in the article you posted:

Edit: I didn’t notice that the original commenter had said they “switched from Signal” at first, which is definitely worse.

Try a different VPN server if you get the “Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot” error. If you’re using Mullvad VPN, the Netherlands Amsterdam 203 server should work.

That likely makes you easier to track. User agents don’t really matter all that much if an advanced tracking script is used. When your IP address is the same, your browser engine is the same, your canvas data stays the same, your window size stays the same, your operating system stays the same, then they will just know that you also use an extension that makes your user agent not reflect your system and track you based on that too.

Use Mullvad Browser without changing anything important (change the default search engine at most) and preferably use a proper VPN to actually avoid tracking during regular internet usage. Or use LibreWolf to at least fool naive scripts.

I would suggest reading this too:
https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.3-Overrides-[To-RFP-or-Not]

Relevant links:
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Neoreactionary_movement
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel

It’s based on Ubuntu 22.04 (the Ubuntu release of April 2022) so it’s really out of date.

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