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...Helium blocks ads and trackers by default through an integrated, unbiased uBlock Origin extension prepackaged as a native browser component. Its UI and feature set emphasize minimalism, no “smart” recommendations, account sync, or background data collection, resulting in a distraction-free browsing experience that respects user autonomy. The browser is available across macOS, Linux, and Windows, each version built from a fully open source pipeline for reproducibility and trust. Development focuses on maintaining compatibility with modern web standards while decoupling Chromium from its Google dependencies and services.

OpenWPM is a web privacy measurement framework that makes it easy to collect data for privacy studies on a scale of thousands to millions of websites. OpenWPM is built on top of Firefox, with automation provided by Selenium. It includes several hooks for data collection. Check out the instrumentation section below for more details. OpenWPM is tested on Ubuntu 18.04 via TravisCI and is commonly used via the docker container that this repo builds, which is also based on Ubuntu. ...