Use a browser with built-in security on all devices to block ads & malware, force https and minimize your browser fingerprint

The ability to securely surf the Internet has improved significantly in recent years. It's easier to block ads and malware using powerful services. Websites offer encrypted access (https) on a much wider scale than just a few years ago. VPN services are faster, cheaper and more widely available than ever before. Private browsing and tracker blocking capabilities continue to improve. But hackers and surveillance businesses and governments continue to find new ways to harm us. Although great tools to protect us are available as plug-ins, using a browser with built-in security - on all devices - can help.

Unique Fingerprints Make You Less Secure

Hackers use your browser fingerprint to identify weaknesses on your system so they can select the most effective method for attacking your system.  But they also use your browser fingerprint to steal your identity. Removing unused browser extensions makes your browser fingerprint less unique. Using a browser with built-in security eliminates the need for extensions to do this.

Options for Secure, Private Browsing

• Brave

  • Built-in ad, malware, tracker and fingerprint blocking, private browsing and Tor option, and premium VPN-like proxy feature for iOS

  • Available on all platforms

  • Open source, for-profit

• Duck Duck Go

  • Built-in ad, malware, tracker blocking, but no private browsing

  • Only on mobile

  • Closed source, for-profit

• Firefox

  • Built-in ad, malware, tracker and fingerprint blocking, private browsing

  • Available on all platforms

  • Open source, not-for-profit

  • Claims it's the most private browser, but New York Times and a study by a professor at the University of Dublin picked Brave.

• Opera

  • Built-in ad, malware and tracker blocking, private browsing, and VPN-like proxy

  • Available on many platforms but not iOS

  • Closed source, for-profit, owned by a Chinese consortium