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Tor’s Bold Move: Why Removing User-Agent Randomization Unlocks a New Era of Browser Anonymity

  • Tor Browser has removed user-agent randomization and adopted a single, immutable fingerprint to enhance browser anonymity.
  • The previous practice of user-agent randomization introduced inconsistencies and vulnerabilities in Tor's anonymity protection.
  • Tor's new approach focuses on uniformity and relies on a single user-agent string for all users, making it difficult to identify individual users.
  • The decision has received mixed reactions from privacy purists, power users, and developers, but Tor is aiming to evolve its privacy measures beyond user-agent based techniques.

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