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* Notable mentions: '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/location-guard/ Location Guard]''', '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/terms-of-service-didnt-read/ Terms of Service; Didn't Read], '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-settings/ Privacy Settings]'''.
* Notable mentions: '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/location-guard/ Location Guard]''', '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/terms-of-service-didnt-read/ Terms of Service; Didn't Read], '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-settings/ Privacy Settings]'''.


❗️Using browser extensions not many others use leads to your browser leaving a unique ''fingerprint'' on a site and that might mean you can be identified or sites at least know which other sites you used. That's why e.g. the Tor Browser doesn't recommend using more than the pre-installed addons.
{{Warning small|Using browser extensions not many others use leads to your browser leaving a unique ''fingerprint'' on a site}} and that might mean you can be identified or sites at least know which other sites you used. That's why e.g. the Tor Browser doesn't recommend using more than the pre-installed addons.


===Search Engines===
===Search Engines===