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minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIt takes more than changing your user agent to msk which browser you use. It’s trivial to know which browser you’re really using if they really want.
minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI’m pretty sure it’s much easier to mask your browser than detect the correct browser. In the end you’re just hitting a server for data, you fully control the call that is made.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThere are things you can’t do with extensions alone, like change how certain JS and CSS internals work.
It takes more than changing your user agent to msk which browser you use. It’s trivial to know which browser you’re really using if they really want.
I’m pretty sure it’s much easier to mask your browser than detect the correct browser. In the end you’re just hitting a server for data, you fully control the call that is made.
There are things you can’t do with extensions alone, like change how certain JS and CSS internals work.