What browser do you trust and why? (privacy)

[Creamu]

Hello,

I like the idea of privacy. What browser/settings do you recommend to achieve this?

 

[Plazorn]

If you want privacy, get Tor https://www.torproject.org/
This is the most private browser in existence

 

[Kraken_X]

For general use, Firefox, along with the extensions: Ghostery, Https everywhere, and Ublock Origin. Noscript too if you don't mind most of the internet breaking while it is enabled.

Tor Browser is more secure, but bouncing your connection all over the world comes with a cost in speed and reliability. If you are doing something sketchy, better to use Tor and to use it for nothing else. Log into one of the major sites from that browser and most of the benefits of Tor are gone anyways.

But, if you just want Zuckerburg to butt out of your life, Firefox and those extensions does the trick.

 

[JuanMena]

Firefox gave me problems recently... I tried to change from Chrome, but somehow FF kept giving me security issues with my passwords.

I haven't had any problems with Chrome other than eating up my notebook's resources.

But by far my favourite is Opera on mobile.

I rarely use Internet on my notebook, I browse it mainly in my phone. So... Opera gets my vote.

 

[Sypherone]

You might try Chromium. Its the base where a lot of Browser are build on, like Chrome, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, Yandex, Iridium, Iron and Torch. But with out the tracking stuff. So some site might not work. Also without the features wich the others provide.

Advantages of using Chromium
- Does not track browsing data
- It is open source
- Updates are frequent

Disadvantages of using Chromium
-Need to download and install updates manually
- Missing Flash or Media codecs need to be installed manually.

Privacy:
Collects and transfers less information. Cannot transfer information such as crash reports and usage statistics.

Source: https://www.browserstack.com/guide/difference-between-chrome-and-chromium

If u like more privacy, use a vpn wich change the extern ip at every new connection to the server and also blocks tracking. Some give you plans over some years for 1€ per month.

 

[zxr750j]

Opera on PC had build in vpn and I use duckduckgo as searchengine. That is if I want to be incognito...
But normally I let google know anything about me...

 

[Kraken_X]

Opera got bought by the Chinese in 2016, and there have been a number of concerns about the built in VPN doing its own tracking.

 

[duwen]

For general use, Firefox, along with the extensions: Ghostery, Https everywhere, and Ublock Origin. Noscript too if you don't mind most of the internet breaking while it is enabled.

^ exactly this. I also have AdblockPlus installed just for quick and easy disabling of ads, images, and similar page elements on a per site basis.
Add to this a script manager like Greasemonkey (I use Violentmonkey) for handy improvements to frequently visited sites (one of my fave scripts being IMDB Scout - which gives you torrent/streaming/etc links to all entries on IMDB).
And Brave search engine.

 

[Deleted member 194275]

I use firefox, not for the privacy, but when I was using a really bad pc it was the fastest. I don't know if it is the fastest now, but my current pc do not struggle anymore, and I got used since then.

I use it on my phone to just for the sake of having my tabs sync across devices (not that firefox is awesome on that, but it works in the end)

 

[Kwyjor]

I don't think the risk of anyone snooping on me is worth going out of my way to inconvenience myself. I just stick with Firefox. I use uBlock Origin and FB Purity mostly because I despise ads.

I also have AdblockPlus installed

I thought everyone had switched over to uBlock Origin because of ABP was engaged in shady business practices?

 

[Marc_LFD]

I use Brave not exactly because it claims to be the best for privacy, but it got me with the incentive of currency reward although I don't care much about that anymore. Brave as a browser, it's really good and well built... Well, it's a Chrome-based browser.

I've got Chrome installed on the PC to make purchases with cashback so the tracking, ads and all are permitted (otherwise cashback wouldn't track).

 

[duwen]

I thought everyone had switched over to uBlock Origin because of ABP was engaged in shady business practices?

Yes, I use uBlockOrigin as my primary blocker, but have ABP installed (with everything disabled) and just use it for simple element blocking (things like nsfw banners/images/etc on sites I often have open while at work), then I can just turn ABP off if I'm browsing in a "safe" environment and have all those elements reinstated.

 

[Flame]

i trust no web browser. but i use brave because its the best skin of Chromium.

 

[Sypherone]

If u like privacy, use a other DNS resolver instead google. If they cant resolve the adresse, they cant sent data. There are a lot out there wich offer add blocking and tracking protection.

But there is another effectiv way to achive this. U need a domain blocker in your network wich act as DNS resolver. Pi-hole is such a blocker wich can combined with unbound as DNS resolver. It can be run on raspberry pi. You can add there blocking list like in add blockern. And able to monitor each outgoing connection, to block them, whitlist them or what ever. Blockada on Smartphones work this way, too.

 

[aquova]

For general use, Firefox, along with the extensions: Ghostery, Https everywhere, and Ublock Origin. Noscript too if you don't mind most of the internet breaking while it is enabled.

Tor Browser is more secure, but bouncing your connection all over the world comes with a cost in speed and reliability. If you are doing something sketchy, better to use Tor and to use it for nothing else. Log into one of the major sites from that browser and most of the benefits of Tor are gone anyways.

But, if you just want Zuckerburg to butt out of your life, Firefox and those extensions does the trick.

Is https everywhere still needed? I used to use it, but Firefox has it's own HTTPS-only mode now.

 

[mrgone]

i use iron, a hardened version of chrome.
i also use firefox, but it's set to delete cookies on shutdown.
firefox primarily for the not-so-light web

 

[Plazorn]

Opera got bought by the Chinese in 2016, and there have been a number of concerns about the built in VPN doing its own tracking.

I wouldn't trust Opera, as it is one of the main reasons the Wii was hacked lol. Like I said Tor is the most secure browser. However, because of Tor's slowness, I actually use a browser called Brave, a chromium browser that is fast, as well as private.

 

[Wolfy]

Firefox...that is it, I have no reason other than its the one I've always used after Internet Explorer made me realize how bad it was.