How to hide your timezone using Zen Browser

By default, Zen Browser will expose your system's timezone. But don't worry, here is an easy guide to make sure your timezone is hidden when browsing online.

  1. In Zen Browser, goto about:config
    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
  2. Click Accept the Risk and Continue if you are prompted.
  3. Lastly, search for privacy.resistfingerprinting and set it to truekHfO+tBrVsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=

That's all! This trick might not be for everyone though as certain websites may not function correctly. You can always set it back to false if you want.

This guide also will work with Mozilla based browsers such as Firefox.

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