What browser / extensions do you make use of?
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.
Currently rocking a modern Firefox 113 build with the following privacy enhancing addons:
SorryIcouldn'tfindaworkingsourcelink;itseemstobedown.- This addon breaks URL tracking breadcrumbs by obfuscating them; which breaks various websites' attempts at tracking behavior and interferes with websites' ability to take actions based on URL tracking.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
"I don't care about cookies" was bought by Avast. You should instead check out I still don't care about cookies
Currently, I'm using Brave Browser :
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
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.
Aside from UBlock Origin, I use LibRedirect, which automatically redirects you to privacy-respecting front ends of services like Youtube.
+1 for LibRedirect. It's a game changer IMO
Just my password manager and uBlock Origin :)
Firefox with the following.
Absolute must:
Nice to have:
A lot of these are unnecessary or actually modify your fingerprint.
Can be detected https://adtechmadness.wordpress.com/2020/03/27/detecting-privacy-badgers-canvas-fp-detection/
Unnecessary, as uBO has
removeparamModifies your fingerprint making you more unique.
For more information about what not to use see https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions#-dont-bother
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.
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/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions#-dont-bother
Can you explain removeparam?
It's described in the documentation for uBO https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#removeparam
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.
Besides the typical privacy-oriented Firefox extensions, I love Sidebery. It's by far the best tree-style tab add-on I've ever seen. Beautiful and powerful.
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.
UBlock Origin, Bitwarden, SurfingKeys
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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.
I use SearxNG as well. I run my own instance and IMO it's the best option for me.
uBlock Origin, Sponsorblock, Privacy Badger, Bitwarden.
One that I use which I haven't seen mentioned is Fast Forward
sponsorblock's built into piped btw, i'd recommend using that over youtube, no ads as well as being more private
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
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 :)
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