Alternatives to Cover Your Tracks
An EFF web tool that tests how well your browser resists tracking and fingerprinting. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Cover Your Tracks
An EFF web tool that tests how well your browser resists tracking and fingerprinting.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Cover Your Tracks.
AmIUnique
A web page that checks whether your browser has a unique fingerprint and how identifiable you are.
AmIUnique also checks browser fingerprint uniqueness with nothing to install, but does not offer a test against a real tracking company.
BrowserLeaks
A suite of web tests that show what your browser reveals about you and your device.
BrowserLeaks adds IP, WebRTC, DNS and IPv6 leak tests and shows exactly which device details JavaScript exposes, though results need more technical knowledge.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
DNS Leak Test
A web test that shows which DNS servers your connection is actually using.
Chameleon
A Firefox extension that spoofs the browser profile and user agent to make fingerprinting harder.
Blacklight
A real-time website privacy inspector that reveals the tracking technologies a site uses.
User-Agent Switcher and Manager
A configurable browser extension that changes the User-Agent string the browser reports, globally or per site.
Webbkoll
A web-based privacy checker for cookies, third-party requests, HTTPS and security headers.
