Alternative Browsers

TOR browser connects to the Onion network to create a decentralized anonymous connection as you visit websites. It's main emphasis is to restrict the ability to trace the user's location and search requests.

A downside to TOR is the slow loading speed for some sites. It also requires some technical effort to set-up, but offers the best protection for online anonymity.

Tenta is a super private mobile browser for Android only. It is feature packed with cutting edge technologies. Encryption is built into the browser, along with a VPN and DNS over TLS.

Their website has a great blog and podcast that covers privacy and security.

Firefox is recognized as a leading browser in user privacy and security, in other words, use it! But it's not perfect, if you really want to tighten the leaks, there are browser extensions that will harden the browser beyond the defaults.

Most of these tools are built by a community of developers aimed to enhance user privacy and security. There are many extensions available, but research them to make sure they don't track you, a common tactic under the guise of protection.

Turn off usage data and telemetry information sent back to Mozilla servers. Most browsers do this for performance analytics, but these are known security risks. Remove Hello and Pocket from Firefox if you don't want them.

There are many configuration settings that can be changed to increase security/privacy for the more strict user. User.js and gHacks User.js will harden Firefox to prevent tracking, browser data storage, increase encryption and more.

Stop browser fingerprinting with Canvas Blocker . It will prevent browsers from using the the Canvas API to identify you.Use Cookie AutoDelete to remove cookies automatically. Neat URL removes google analytic tracking to prevent URL tracking. Stop CDN's and third party code from tracking you with Decentraleyes . Use the Facebook Container Extension to prevent facebook tracking you across browser tabs!

Unfortunately, Mozilla has been under scrutiny for data collection in 2017, claiming it will increase user privacy. . Firefox also sends telemetry data but allows you to opt-out. . Reddit discussion on the matter.

Opera has been around for long time and offers a free built in VPN, the only browser to do so. It's actually a proxy, not a a real vpn, see some links below for a further review. Ultimately, it's probably not secure or private but a great idea if someone can implement it correctly.

Opera compresses websites and videos before sending them, making it a faster browser than others. Opera was sold to a Kunlun Tech and Qihoo 360, both Chinese companies. While this doesn't mean anything specifically, it doesn't make Opera a trusthworthy brand at the end of the day.

Chrome has many great security features and technology. Google was knocked by security experts for a potentially misleading account log-in feature, which they changed.

Location, history and advertising tracking don't make Chrome a very private experience. Google makes money off of your data. You are the product. Try another browser instead.

Instead, use Ungoogled Chromium , a replacement for Chrome that doesn't integrate with Google. It aims to remove the privacy infringing settngs that comes with Chrome.