update: fix inaccurate claim about mullvad browser having the same protections as arkenfox #3172
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| **Without** using a [VPN](vpn.md), Mullvad Browser provides the same protections against [naive fingerprinting scripts](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.3-Overrides-%5BTo-RFP-or-Not%5D#-fingerprinting) as other private browsers like Firefox+[Arkenfox](#arkenfox-advanced) or [Brave](#brave). Mullvad Browser provides these protections out of the box, at the expense of some flexibility and convenience that other private browsers can provide. |
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I'm concerned that by removing this line entirely, people who only read the Mullvad Browser entry won't realize it is a perfectly acceptable alternative to Firefox even without a VPN.
I agree the new statement later on in the Arkenfox section is more concise 👍
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| <p class="admonition-title">Use Mullvad Browser for advanced anti-fingerprinting</p> | ||
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| [Mullvad Browser](#mullvad-browser) provides the same anti-fingerprinting protections as Arkenfox out of the box, and does not require the use of Mullvad's VPN to benefit from these protections. Coupled with a VPN, Mullvad Browser can thwart more advanced tracking scripts which Arkenfox cannot. Arkenfox still has the advantage of being much more flexible, and allowing per-site exceptions for websites which you need to stay logged in to. | ||
| [Mullvad Browser](#mullvad-browser) provides anti-fingerprinting protections out of the box, and does not require the use of Mullvad's VPN to benefit from these protections. Coupled with a VPN, Mullvad Browser can thwart more advanced tracking scripts which Arkenfox cannot. Firefox still has the advantage of being much more flexible, and allowing per-site exceptions for websites which you need to stay logged in to. |
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I think the first sentence would benefit from a bit of tweaking for clarity.
"Mullvad Browser provides anti-fingerprinting protections out of the box" needs a relational adjective to contextualize it:
e.g. "Mullvad Browser provides stronger anti-fingerprinting protections than..." or "Mullvad Browser provides anti-fingerprinting protections that go beyond what Arkenfox enables out of the box.
I'd suggest this for two reasons.
- This paragraph is in the Arkenfox section. It's not a paragraph about MB, it's a paragraph about how MB compares to AF.
- As written right now, the first sentence can easily be read to imply that MB has anti-fp protection and AF / FF do not. Which is not accurate. Including a relational adjective ("stronger," "more robust" etc) that ambiguity is avoided.
I think you should also consider changing "advanced tracking scripts"to "advanced fingerprinting scripts" for clarity and accuracy.
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Alright reworded it a bit.
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