It is becoming more and more difficult to stay anonymous online. Even if you regularly clear your cookies, third parties such as advertising agencies, criminals, or even nosy friends can still end up with your private information. That’s why a secure browser that protects your privacy is a critical tool for staying safe online and keeping your data secure from third parties.
Although browsers can’t protect you from every trap, some are better than others at helping you maintain your anonymity and surf the web securely. Here are four of the best:
Brave
Brave is chromium based and is one of the best secure browsers for privacy. It is fast, secure, and privacy-focused by default with a built-in ad and script blocker. Brave also offers automatic HTTPS connection upgrades, the ability to manage cookies and a native password manager. Also, you can see exactly what unwanted content and trackers Brave is blocking via the blocking stats on the New Tab page.
Brave’s default settings are very secure, as they block things like phishing, browser fingerprinting and malware automatically. Which is ideal for those who do not have the time, patience, or know-how to customise browsers or mess around with extensions. However, if you do like bespoke solutions, you are able to customise your shield settings by site or browser wide.
Firefox
Firefox is a great all-around browser, especially for those who want to get specific about how they manage their privacy and security due to its many privacy customisation options. This customisation offers a fairly detailed list of settings including features like the ability to block cookies and third-party trackers and to adjust the level of security you would like.
Firefox’s standard security option allows for tracker blocking and anti-tracking features are enabled by default – not just when you’re browsing privately. For complete security, you can opt for the strict option that will block all trackers – Firefox touts itself for blocking 10,000,000,000 trackers each day for users worldwide.
Tor
The Tor Browser handles your security concerns down to the smallest detail. For instance, if you try to maximise your browser window, Tor will warn you that doing so could leave you open to having your computer’s screen size tracked, and it will recommend that you change it back to its default window size. In addition to this, Tor will mask your identity when browsing by bouncing your encrypted internet traffic through multiple Tor nodes, and it also clears your cookies after every session.
Although Tor is one of the best browsers when it comes to absolute online privacy, using the Tor network can be very slow and not all websites work on it.
Iridium
Like Brave, Iridium is a secure browser that is based on Chromium and configured for more privacy by default. Iridium will only store site information such as storage, trackers and cookies while the browser is running.
Iridium is designed to be fast in every way. Since all background services have been disabled or removed loading times and also rendering of very complex web sites are quick from the beginning. It also works with many of the usual Google Chrome extensions, making is a great alternative to Chrome.
In conclusion, these browsers go much of the way towards remaining safe and secure online, without meaning slow surfing. Overall, finding the best secure browser all comes down to identifying the best fit for your unique needs.
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