Browsing
The web quietly follows you: trackers, fingerprinting, and data brokers turn everyday browsing into a detailed profile. You don't need to disappear to take back most of that ground. These guides cover choosing a respectful browser, blocking trackers, and small habit changes that meaningfully shrink your data trail.
Tools compared
Who gets to watch where you go?
- Chrome
Built by an advertising company; extensive tracking and data collection by default.
- Edge
Chromium-based with Microsoft telemetry and data collection built in.
- Safari
Blocks many cross-site trackers (Intelligent Tracking Prevention), but defaults to Google Search and is tied to Apple's ecosystem.
- FirefoxVisitfirefox.com
Independent and privacy-capable, especially with a few settings changed; strong tracker blocking available.
- BraveVisitbrave.com
Blocks ads and trackers by default with little setup. Chromium-based.
- Mullvad BrowserVisitmullvad.net
Built with the Tor Project to resist fingerprinting; pair it with a trustworthy VPN.
- Tor BrowserVisittorproject.org
The strongest everyday anonymity for browsing, at some cost to speed and convenience.
- Private search (DuckDuckGo, Startpage, Brave Search)
Search engines that don't profile you; switch your browser's default in about a minute.
Verified July 2026 and not exhaustive. “Readable by the provider” means the content can, in principle, be scanned or handed over. We take no money from any product listed here; where a tool sits can change, so check its current documentation.
Guides
- Block trackers and fingerprinting the easy way A short, maintainable setup that stops most tracking and fingerprinting, using one good content blocker and your browser's own defences instead of a pile of extensions.
- Pick a browser that works for you, not against you A calm comparison of the major browsers and the handful of settings that actually protect you, without breaking the sites you use every day.
- Search the web without being profiled A plain-language look at private search engines, where they fall short, and how to change your browser's default search in about a minute on desktop and mobile.