Ask HN: How to Combat Browser Fingerprinting?

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I ran https://coveryourtracks.eff.org and under the "HTTP_ACCEPT Headers" results it says: "One in x browsers have this value: 136937.5" (in other words, highly unique and thus my browser is trackable).

1. In Firefox how can I control the HTTP_ACCEPT Headers to make them more generic (less trackable)?

2. Are there any good websites that have step-by-step guides to make your browser fingerprint less unique?

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If you are using firefox you can try enabling the resistFingerprinting flag. Note that this is an experimental feature.

Steps to enable are as follows:

* Type about:config in the address bar and press Enter.

* A warning page may appear. Click Accept the Risk and Continue to go to the about:config page.

* Search for privacy.resistFingerprinting and set to true.

- Suramya

Note: This setting might be changed by some plugins so it might be a good idea to check this periodically

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