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 ** If you use uMatrix then the following otherwise recommended addons are basically redundant: '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/ Privacy Badger]''', '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/ Decentraleyes]''', '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/ Cookie Auto Delete]''', '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/librejs/ GNU Libre JS]''', '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=search No Script]'''.
 * 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.
 ===Search Engines===