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* '''[https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/ Firefox]''' ('''Beginner Tip''') is the gold standard in free web browsing and even when considering proprietary apps probably only Chrome comes near performance-wise. With many built in features and a huge set of available addons you can turn Firefox into a very privacy friendly browser, but still many groups don't recommend it because it doesn't go far enough.<br> | * '''[https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/ Firefox]''' ('''Beginner Tip''') is the gold standard in free web browsing and even when considering proprietary apps probably only Chrome comes near performance-wise. With many built in features and a huge set of available addons you can turn Firefox into a very privacy friendly browser, but still many groups don't recommend it because it doesn't go far enough.<br>E.g.: {{Warning small|This browser comes with Google as the standard search engine.}} That's why there are many browsers based on Firefox that e.g. don't come with certain proprietary features, don't use Google as a standard search engine, don't promote proprietary addons or don't have the voluntary tracking options that Firefox has. Here are some examples: | ||
E.g.: {{Warning small|This browser comes with Google as the standard search engine.}} That's why there are many browsers based on Firefox that e.g. don't come with certain proprietary features, don't use Google as a standard search engine, don't promote proprietary addons or don't have the voluntary tracking options that Firefox has. Here are some examples: | |||
** '''[https://www.torproject.org/download/ Tor Browser]''' ('''Privacy Tip''') is the first choice when it comes to privacy. It uses the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network) Tor] network to enable anonymous browsing and comes with a lot of additional privacy enhancing features built in. As long as you follow the [https://2019.www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en#warning Tips for using Tor] you should be very safe. Browsing via Tor can be quite slow and using the default settings - which is recommended - can break some sites. That's why you might want to use a different browser for sites you use daily and trust and use the Tor browser only for sensitive research. | ** '''[https://www.torproject.org/download/ Tor Browser]''' ('''Privacy Tip''') is the first choice when it comes to privacy. It uses the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network) Tor] network to enable anonymous browsing and comes with a lot of additional privacy enhancing features built in. As long as you follow the [https://2019.www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en#warning Tips for using Tor] you should be very safe. Browsing via Tor can be quite slow and using the default settings - which is recommended - can break some sites. That's why you might want to use a different browser for sites you use daily and trust and use the Tor browser only for sensitive research. | ||
** '''[https://f-droid.org/packages/org.mozilla.klar/ Klar]''' is a mobile browser and a great choice for unexperienced users who still want a high privacy level, as it comes very privacy friendly out of the box. You don't have to change any settings (except for the search engine) or (can't) download any addons and Klar will already let you browse the web very privately. E.g. It will regularly delete cache and other private data and it won't let you store passwords. Therefore it is not very convenient to use for browsing sites that you regularly use while logged in. {{Warning small|This browser comes with Google as the standard search engine.}} | ** '''[https://f-droid.org/packages/org.mozilla.klar/ Klar]''' is a mobile browser and a great choice for unexperienced users who still want a high privacy level, as it comes very privacy friendly out of the box. You don't have to change any settings (except for the search engine) or (can't) download any addons and Klar will already let you browse the web very privately. E.g. It will regularly delete cache and other private data and it won't let you store passwords. Therefore it is not very convenient to use for browsing sites that you regularly use while logged in. {{Warning small|This browser comes with Google as the standard search engine.}} | ||