For a while now I've been quite happy running LibreWolf, with Bitwarden and some other privacy extensions. I've also switched over from Google to Kagi as a search engine; doesn't keep me anonymous, but I do love not being the product for once.
What browser / extensions do you make use of?
3 years ago by strudel6242 to c/privacyguides
LiftOff 1 point 3 years ago
I like Firefox. But, I don't know why, I still prefer using a Chromium-based browser like Brave. Wow, I didn't know there is an extension called "Allow Right-Click". I find that annoying for some sites that disable users using right click, I usually want to open the link in the new tab then I use (Ctrl+Left Click) instead
off_apparition 1 point 3 years ago
"I don't care about cookies" was bought by Avast. You should instead check out I still don't care about cookies
LiftOff 4 points 3 years ago
Currently, I'm using Brave Browser :
- Clear URLs
- Dark Reader : for sites that don't have a dark mode
- Decentraleyes
- Grammarly: I'm not a native English speaker. I like to write English with good grammar
- HTTPS Everywhere
- Imagus: for zooming pictures by just hovering
- JSON Formatter
- Local CDN
- MultiLogin : a container like in the Firefox browser
- Privacy Badger
- Link Grabber : grabbed all the links on the page
- Disable automatic tab discarding : I don't like when the tab automatically refreshes when I didn't open it for a while. This extension disables that
- Old Reddit Redirect
- Reddit Enhancement Suite
- Return YouTube Dislike
- Snowflake
- SponsorBlock for Youtube
For search engines, I'm still using Google. Because I think the results it's more and better (I guess). If not Google, I will use DuckDuckGo or Brave Search
dngray 2 points 3 years ago
Keep in mind LocalCDN will make your fingerprint more unique. HTTPS Everywhere is unmaintained and no longer needed.... and you certainly don't need Decentraleyes, thats a duplicate of LocalCDN and is also unmaintained.
dngray 1 point 3 years ago
A lot of these are unnecessary or actually modify your fingerprint.
- privacy badger
Can be detected https://adtechmadness.wordpress.com/...
- clearurls
Unnecessary, as uBO has removeparam
- decentraleyes
Modifies your fingerprint making you more unique.
For more information about what not to use see https://github.com/...
ch1cken 2 points 3 years ago
Modifies your fingerprint making you more unique.
I disagree, the whole usecase for decentraleyes (although i'd recommend localcdn instead as it supports a lot more frameworks), if for users not using a vpn, in which case you'd be fingerprintable via your ip address anyways, what localcdn achieves is having privacy from third parties, as opposed to the website itself.
If you're using localcdn with a vpn, i agree that'd be counter productive since what does it matter that third parties get your ip if that ip's shared with a massive group of people and isn't your real one, but otherwise its still a perfectly valid addon.
dngray 1 point 3 years ago
I disagree, the whole usecase for decentraleyes (although i’d recommend localcdn instead as it supports a lot more frameworks), if for users not using a vpn, in which case you’d be fingerprintable via your ip address anyways, what localcdn achieves is having privacy from third parties, as opposed to the website itself.
That is not how it works. It modifies your fingerprint because its no longer requesting certain resources. Even one of the Tor developers points that out and it's why it's mentioned on https://github.com/...
off_apparition 1 point 3 years ago
Can you explain removeparam?
dngray 1 point 3 years ago
It's described in the documentation for uBO https://github.com/...
Yahhas 1 point 3 years ago
I'm kind of using 2 browser currently Brave/Librewolf. Been thinking of trying out Brave for a while now so here we are. On brave I just have Bitwarden, LocalCDN & SponsorBlock. On Librewolf I have Bitwarden, uBlock Origin, SponsorBlock, User-Agent Switcher, CanvasBlocker & Reddit Enhancement Suite.
DeflectedBullhorn 1 point 3 years ago
If you’re paying to use Kagi, why not just try using Mullvad’s Leta? It’s the same thing, but priced more reasonably and includes a great VPN.
voynich 1 point 3 years ago
uBlock Origin definitely. I use KeePassXC's browser extension, but if you're using Bitwarden already then you're probably fine on that.
My search engine of choice is SearX, as DuckDuckGo's results are just a frontend for Bing, i.e. not favorable to me.
LinkOpensChest_wav 1 point 3 years ago
uBlock Origin, Sponsorblock, Privacy Badger, Bitwarden.
One that I use which I haven't seen mentioned is Fast Forward
LinkOpensChest_wav 2 points 3 years ago
I use LibreTube on my phone, so I'm not sure why I haven't switched over on PC. I'll look into it, thanks
shufflerofrocks 0 points 3 years ago
Clipboard history pro: Stores a list of everything you have copied
It's a bit of a privacy headache - as the data is stored on cloud, but it has been so so damn useful to me that I keep using it, and haven't found anything that adequately replaces it.
If anyone has an FOSS alternative that stores data locally, please let me know :)
ch1cken 1 point 3 years ago
If anyone has an FOSS alternative that stores data locally, please let me know :)
on windows, ditto is a great one
on linux, kde has a built in one, for gnome theres the pano extension, and im sure there many other apps as well
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In the digital age, protecting your personal information might seem like an impossible task. We’re here to help.
This is a community for sharing news about privacy, posting information about cool privacy tools and services, and getting advice about your privacy journey.
You can subscribe to this community from any Kbin or Lemmy instance:
Check out our website at privacyguides.org before asking your questions here. We've tried answering the common questions and recommendations there!
Want to get involved? The website is open-source on GitHub, and your help would be appreciated!
This community is the "official" Privacy Guides community on Lemmy, which can be verified here. Other "Privacy Guides" communities on other Lemmy servers are not moderated by this team or associated with the website.
Moderation Rules:
- We prefer posting about open-source software whenever possible.
- This is not the place for self-promotion if you are not listed on privacyguides.org. If you want to be listed, make a suggestion on our forum first.
- No soliciting engagement: Don't ask for upvotes, follows, etc.
- Surveys, Fundraising, and Petitions must be pre-approved by the mod team.
- Be civil, no violence, hate speech. Assume people here are posting in good faith.
- Don't repost topics which have already been covered here.
- News posts must be related to privacy and security, and your post title must match the article headline exactly. Do not editorialize titles, you can post your opinions in the post body or a comment.
- Memes/images/video posts that could be summarized as text explanations should not be posted. Infographics and conference talks from reputable sources are acceptable.
- No help vampires: This is not a tech support subreddit, don't abuse our community's willingness to help. Questions related to privacy, security or privacy/security related software and their configurations are acceptable.
- No misinformation: Extraordinary claims must be matched with evidence.
- Do not post about VPNs or cryptocurrencies which are not listed on privacyguides.org. See Rule 2 for info on adding new recommendations to the website.
- General guides or software lists are not permitted. Original sources and research about specific topics are allowed as long as they are high quality and factual. We are not providing a platform for poorly-vetted, out-of-date or conflicting recommendations.
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