Browser tracking protections compared

In short

Browser	Link cleaning	Fingerprinting	Cookies and trackers
Firefox	Strips known parameters in Strict mode	Blocks known fingerprinting scripts, limits suspected ones	Enhanced Tracking Protection levels
Safari (Private Browsing)	Removes known parameters	Noise on canvas, WebGL, WebAudio; fixed screen values	Blocks domains on two lists
Chrome	Not covered by the posts we read	Not covered by the posts we read	Keeps a third-party cookie choice; Incognito blocks them
Edge	Not covered by the page we read	Basic blocks fingerprinting trackers	Basic, Balanced, Strict levels
Brave	Not covered by the post we read	Farbling per site and session	Not covered by the post we read

Sources: Mozilla, WebKit, Google, Microsoft, Brave.

"Not covered by the page we read" means we did not find it there, not that the browser lacks the feature.

Pick one above

The selector shows each maker's statements with the date.

How to read it

• Makers describe what they built. We did not test the browsers.
• Dates differ. The Brave post is from 2020, the WebKit post from 2024 and the Microsoft page from 2026. Features change.
• No browser stops all tracking. The home page check still shows what any browser offers to a site.

What to do with this

1. Pick a browser whose protections match your worry: tracker blocking, link cleaning or fingerprinting.
2. Turn on Global Privacy Control where it exists.
3. Check your setting rather than trusting a default.
4. Reduce what you reveal.

Outside this page: Other browsers (Tor Browser, DuckDuckGo, Vivaldi, Opera), mobile apps and in-app browsers.