What would be the bare minimum one would have to do to have at least some degree of privacy while browsing the Internet? What would be common mistakes that compromise one's privacy? As an example, I know that getting a VPN will serve a little purpose if no countermeasures against browser fingerprinting were taken. What else should I know, user? I'm not thinking about going fully autistic with privacy but I want the little effort I'm planning to do matter.
What browser should I use? I thought Firefox was a good idea for privacy but they had their questionable moments (like integrating literal adware and trying to be steaky about it)despite being open-source. I was recommended Iridium - is it good? What VPN can be trusted? I'm leaning towards Mullvad atm, they do make a good impression. Is Privacy Badger enough to avoid fingerprinting? Do I need to set up uBlock Origin any further than just installing it as an extension?
Shit like this is why I don't want to use Mozilla.
Joseph Robinson
so what's the alternative, jewgle?
Jace Garcia
I'm the one asking the question, you moron.
William Rodriguez
if you're so fucking stupid you can't do 30 seconds of research, just use chrome
Brody Edwards
>30 seconds Nice meme. Your "30 seconds" landed you on Mozilla who data mines you. Might as well used Chrome instead.
Jonathan Williams
t. chaim
Justin Gonzalez
The more you try to hide with anti-fingerprinting add-ons, the more you stick out like a sore thumb.
IMO the best approach is obfuscation/blending within the billions of faceless anons.
Can't comment on which VPN to choose, but a Privacy Badger (uses heuristics) & uBlock Origin combo is a good one, and yes you "need" to learn a few more things about uBlock Origin, most people use it as a knife when in fact they have in their hands a MOAB
>Browser Mozilla Firefox with privacx settings >Add-Ons Most important part. Privacy Batcher and uBlock Origin. Stax away from ghostery. HTTPS everywhere is good too. >VPN Mullvad >Email Provider ProtonMail with Thunderbird and PGP addon. >Os Anx linux distro, Tails for full security >Filesharing Onionshare >Social Media Mastodon
Aiden Reyes
tf xou talking abt, thats an approach you choose if you are a criminal
Jace Sanchez
It has nothing to do with criminals, even VPN providers use this technique (XOR Obfuscation / Obfsproxy)
Christopher King
>What would be the bare minimum one would have to do to have at least some degree of privacy while browsing the Internet? >What would be common mistakes that compromise one's privacy? >What else should I know, user?
Thank you, user, that was useful I'll look into those, thank you.
Joseph Ortiz
Reminder that VPNs are dogshit at actually protecting your privacy, and the only benefit they have is very basic shit like accessing content that's region-blocked. VPNs all make bank selling your data anyway.
Oliver Smith
That's paranoid, user. Sure, many do but not all. If you think all VPNs sell your data, you might as well think all TOR nodes are held by authorities, all your porn preferences well known, and we all live in the Matrix so why bother.
Carter Turner
>Sure, many do but not all. And how do you know you found the magic one that actually truly does not sell your data? Perhaps there are ones that don't, but there's no way of telling when they all advertise themselves based on the idea of privacy
Joshua Green
I mean sure but there's some rationality to it. Say, NordVPN spends money on advertisement and requires at least an email address for registration. Mullvad, meanwhile only uses the numbers they generate and at most shilled here. Sure both of those might be lying about their no-log policy but their hypothetical profits are not the same. Speaking Nord, 95% of people generally can't be bothered and will just use their main email address for registration. like 70% of people use Gmail. Like 90% of those people use Google services, meaning identifying their account by their mail is equal to their full identification, and that data can be sold. Meanwhile, Mullvad can only identify people if they used a payment system that makes that an easy process - generally they don't as it's THEIR data they can profit from; and Mullvad also proactively suggests to use cash or cryptocurrency. So, even with a full log kept, Mullvad's data will only be of interest for federals who actually have the power to get a person with just an IP because they can pressure ISPs directly. Not to mention, Mullvad being a less known provider (and if it's actively shilled - it's here) does attract a slightly different crowd of people who are more likely to go the distance to protect their privacy. That's why, even if both Nord and Mullvad can lie about their no-log policy, only Nord has the potential ground for implementing the system and profiting from it. Hence I'm more likely to trust Mullvad than Nord.
Colton Flores
Nobody else can run a tor exit node without getting kicked off their isp or host for all the bullshit that goes through them
Cooper Murphy
You absolutely can. Even in the US sometimes.
Jose Ramirez
There are other options. For example, a billion Firefox forks that use Firefox add-ons without answering to Mozilla. Ice Dragon, WaterFox, Ice Weasel, ect. There's also always things like Opera that aren't connected to Google or Mozilla.
I like Ice Dragon. It's the happy midpoint between Waterfox and Firefox. Lots of features, still runs light, no Mozilla.
I don't like Brave. It tracks you in order to serve you ads in-browser. You also can NOT withdraw any monopoly money you make from the browser itself making it pointless from a "let's gain money" standpoint. Once you are able to withdraw BAT the price will plummet as everyone sells at once. It's slow to load and hogs resources making it crap as a browser. Just use Ungoogled Chromium if you want a chrome alternative. Brave is Not worth it.
