Browser Recommendations

Tor Browser

Provides Anonymity

Tor Browser is the choice if you need anonymity. This browser provides you with access to the Tor Bridges and Tor Network, along with extensions that can be automatically configured to fit its three security levels - Standard, Safer and Safest. We recommend that you do not change any of Tor Browser’s default configurations outside of the standard security levels.

Extensions

You should never install any additional extensions on Tor Browser, including the ones we suggest for Firefox. Browser extensions make you stand out from other Tor users and your browser easier to fingerprint.

Firefox Desktop

Firefox provides strong privacy settings such as Enhanced Tracking Protection, which can help block various types of tracking.

These options can be found in the Privacy & Security settings page ( ≡ → Settings → Privacy & Security).

Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP)

• Select: Strict

Sanitize on Close

• Select: Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed

You can still stay logged into websites by allowing exceptions.

Disable Search Suggestions

• Toggle off: Suggestions from the web
• Toggle off: Suggestions from sponsors
• Toggle off: Improve the Firefox Suggest experience

Disable Telemetry

• Uncheck: Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla
• Uncheck: Allow Firefox to install and run studies
• Uncheck: Allow Firefox to send backlogged crash reports on your behalf

Firefox includes a unique download token in downloads from Mozilla’s website and uses telemetry in Firefox to send the token. The token is not included in releases from the Mozilla FTP.

HTTPS-Only Mode

• Select: Enable HTTPS-Only Mode in all windows.

Sync

The Firefox sync service is end-to-end encrypted.

Extensions

We generally do not recommend installing any extensions as they increase your attack surface; however, if you want content blocking, uBlock Origin might be useful to you. The extension is also a 🏆️Recommended Extension by Mozilla.

Arkenfox (advanced)

The Arkenfox project provides a set of carefully considered options for Firefox. These options are quite strict but a few are subjective and may cause some websites to not work properly. You can easily change these settings to suit your needs. We strongly recommend reading through their wiki. Arkenfox also enables container support.

Bromite

Bromite is a Chromium-based browser with privacy and security enhancements, built-in ad blocking, and some fingerprinting randomization.

These options can be found in Privacy and Security ( ⁝ → ⚙️ Settings → Privacy and Security).

HTTPS-Only Mode

• Select: Always use secure connections.

Always-on Incognito Mode

• Select: Open links in incognito tabs always.
• Select: Close all open tabs on exit.
• Select: Open external links in incognito.

Safari

Safari is the default browser in iOS. It includes privacy features such as tracking protection, isolated private tabs, iCloud Private Relay to hide your IP address from trackers, and automatic https upgrade.

These options can be found in Privacy and Security (⚙️ Settings → Safari → Privacy and Security).

Cross-Site Tracking Prevention

• Toggle On: Prevent Cross-Site Tracking.

Privacy Preserving Ad Measurement

This is Apple’s own implementation of private ad tracking. If you don’t wish to participate, you can disable this feature.

• Toggle Off: Privacy Preserving Ad Measurement.

Apple Pay

If you do not use Apple Pay, you can toggle off the ability for websites to check for it.

• Toggle Off: Check for Apple Pay.

Always-on Private Tabs

Open Safari and press the tabs button at the bottom right corner. In the bottom middle press the downward facing arrow.

• Select: Private.

Sync

History, tabs, and iCloud tabs are end-to-end encrypted. However, bookmarks are not. Although they are stored in an encrypted form, it is possible for Apple to decrypt them.

Extensions

We generally do not recommend installing any extensions as they increase your browser’s attack surface; however, if you want content blocking, AdGuard for Safari might be useful to you.

uBlock Origin

uBlock Origin is a popular content blocker that could help you block ads, trackers, and fingerprinting scripts.

We suggest enabling all of the filter lists under the “Ads,” “Privacy,” and “Malware domains”. The “Annoyances” and “Multipurpose” lists can also be enabled, but they may break some social media functions. The AdGuard URL Tracking Protection filter list makes extensions like CleanURLs and NeatURLs redundant.

We also suggest adding the Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool list and any of the regional lists that might apply to your browsing habits. To add this list, first access settings by clicking on the uBO icon, then the settings icon (⚙️). Go to the bottom of the Filter lists pane and place a checkmark next to Import under the Custom section. Paste the URL of the filter list above into the text area that appears below and click “Apply changes”.

Additional filter lists do slow things down and may increase your attack surface, so only apply what you need.

uBlock Origin also has different blocking modes. The easy mode might not necessarily keep you safe from every tracker out there, whereas the more advanced modes let you control exactly what needs to run.

AdGuard for Safari

AdGuard for Safari is a free and open-source content-blocking extension for Safari that uses the native Content Blocker API. We suggest enabling the filters labled #recommended under the “Ad Blocking” and “Privacy” content blockers. The #recommended filters can also be enabled for the “Social Widgets” and “Annoyances” content blockers, but they may break some social media functions.

Additional filter lists do slow things down and may increase your attack surface, so only apply what you need.

There is also AdGuard for iOS which is able to perform system-wide content blocking by means of DNS filtering.

Terms of Service; Didn't Read

Terms of Service; Didn’t Read grades websites based on their terms of service agreements and privacy policies. It also gives short summaries of those agreements. The analyses and ratings are published transparently by a community of reviewers.

We do not recommend installing ToS;DR as a browser extension. The same information is provided on their website.