I try not to use Google and have my browser default set at DuckDuckGo anyway, though I don't know that I trust it.
Which Browsers don't have signatures?
All usable browsers have signatures. TOR can be shut down to the point it has virtually no identifiable signature, but then it can only be used for the most basic websites and is useless otherwise. It is most useful for military and other top security agencies. My Safari has a highly unique signature, meaning I am readily identifiable,
Brave on the other hand has a highly randomized signature that makes it very difficult,
but not impossible to uniquely identify.
As far as I know DuckDuckGo is reliable and sticks to their policy of not selling user data. It is about as reliable as you can get.
How do I avoid Google if places like Amazon rely on it?
The short answer is, you can't. But you can make them work harder for it.
I do get a report off my mac of those websites trying to get info.
What Safari is reporting are requests that it has BLOCKED so that is not getting out.
I already have my prefs set to only get cookies from sites I visit.
GOOD
I mostly use Safari and Tor but Tor sometimes won't let me in because I look suspicious or something like that.
To be completely secure TOR shuts down everything but basic HTML and most sites use Javascript and other technologies extensively so TOR cannot eve render the site.
I already have Adblock Plus and others that don't have permission to see personal info. I am now d/ling Adblock Pro for Safari. Thanks. Unfortunately, I do have other extensions that have access to my credit card info, etc. These are extensions that I want to keep. I guess I need to make a decision. One of them is that extension I use for coupons. Darn!
That is what I say although perhaps I use language that is a bit "saltier". (I did spend several years in the military 😜)
Run EFF's
Cover Your Tracks then read the detail and it will tell you specifically what elements go into your
signature and you will begin to understand why it is so difficult to hide. Even the fonts installed on your computer are a give-away.