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Is using addon to hide my user agent good idea?

A user on Privacy Guides asks whether using a user agent switcher addon is a good idea to avoid mobile app installation prompts. The addon spoofs the user agent at the JS level and bypasses Cloudflare detection, but safety concerns remain.

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Is using addon to hide my user agent good idea?
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dixon 1 What do you think of something like this? It seems recommended by Mozilla. And spoofs usear agent on JS level too (according to developer). I tested, and it indeed do not trigger any Cloudflare spoof detection in opposite to about:config

approach.

I mean is it safe to use something similar? Because it really helps (especially on mobile Firefox) to get away from “install our app” pesky notices, if I spoof windows PC (I do not have any windows machine, if it is important)

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