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Issue 106 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!
The latest results bring exciting news: Vivaldi Browser (https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net) has introduced new privacy protections by default!
For the first time our test results show that Vivaldi is blocking popular trackers by default. According to Vivaldi, this "Light" protection mode blocks "most trackers and some ads." Today's PrivacyTests results confirm this description: Vivaldi 8.3 blocks all popular trackers in our test suite:
This is a big privacy win for Vivaldi users! New users can now accept Vivaldi's recommended settings and know they are being protected from common trackers and tracking cookies.
Congratulations to Vivaldi on taking this very welcome step forward! I hope more privacy improvements are on the way, such as removing tracking query parameters or enabling the Global Privacy Control. We'll keep testing!
(PrivacyTests measures many other privacy leaks in web browsers. See https://privacytests.org)
@privacytests should do one for mobile specific open source browsers too
@lily Hi! We have mobile tests here:
- https://privacytests.org/android
- https://privacytests.org/ios
Because Vivaldi is blocking those trackers, it's also automatically blocking cookies that would be set by those trackers. So the browser is also now passing our Tracking cookie protection tests: