JShelter
Shares rank 62 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
Browser extension that randomizes fingerprint values so sites see a different identity each session, which people recommend for making cross-site tracking harder.
Browser extension that randomizes fingerprint values so sites see a different identity each session, which people recommend for making cross-site tracking harder.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fingerprint ID changes between sessions
“each time I close the browser and load the page my fingerprint ID is different. So it seems to work.”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Fingerprints are the new cookies” “I am using JShelter and I get a new name every time”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Fingerprints are the new cookies” Recommended level hinders cross-site linkage
“If you want to make cross-site fingerprinting linkage hard, go for the Recommended JShelter level.”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Fingerprints are the new cookies” Strict mode option
“had strict mode with JShelter extension”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Fingerprints are the new cookies”
Other browser extensions people recommend
The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SponsorBlock | 137 | 4 | 97% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Multi-Account Containers | 76 | 13 | 85% | 10 | 7.5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| JShelterThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I am using JShelter and I get a new name every time”
“had strict mode with JShelter extension”
“each time I close the browser and load the page my fingerprint ID is different. So it seems to work.”
“If you want to make cross-site fingerprinting linkage hard, go for the Recommended JShelter level.”
“what really makes it loop every single time though is JShelter”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.