What FOSS browsers, do you use on a daily basis on both your mobile and computer for privacy and security, and what measures have you taken to further harden your browser (if any).
What FOSS browsers, do you use on a daily basis on both your mobile and computer for privacy and security, and what measures have you taken to further harden your browser (if any).
Me, I have a low threat model so I mainly try to stay away from proprietary stuff when possible (Chrome, Edge ect) I use an eclectic mix of browsers.
I use Vivaldi (I know it's not entirely FOSS but I like the customizability of it), for my amnesiac browsers I use Firefox Focus on Android, and LibreWolf on PC, and for when I want as much anonymity as possible I use Tor with Orbot active routing traffic to Switzerland.
I used to use Brave Browser a lot because I like the user interface but I kinda got turned off by all the crypto stuff they've been peddling. And as far as I know, Bromite hasn't been updated in quite some time (please elighten me if I'm wrong about that I've been out of the loop for a while) , and I was weirded out by the developer's statement "I'll get around to it sometime."
Mull is great but very slow to search imo, when I search for something it takes a long time to load. Or it takes a long time to load a website. It could be internet speed but other browsers work just fine,and I've tested Mull on other WiFis.
I sometimes also use DuckDuckGo but the search results are so bad that I just find myself searching google to find what I want. No offensive if anyone uses those I personally just haven't found much use out if them.
So what browsers do you use for privacy and security?
Edit: Sorry for the long post and edited for clarity.
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I use LibreWolf on my laptops, Lynx on my old laptop, and Brave on my iPhone.
On other operating systems which I don't currently use, here are my picks:
- Android -> Mull or Privacy Browser (from F-Droid)
- Mobile Linux -> Angelfish
- SailfishOS -> Sailfish Browser
- MorphOS -> Wayfarer
- Haiku -> WebPositive
- BSD -> Konqueror
I've heard of Lynx, is that a browser or an OS like Tails or Whonix?
Lynx is a text-based browser typically used from the terminal. I prefer the Links browser myself (another text-based one) but they're both great for simple web browsing and avoiding all the distracting images and javascript nonsense. Also a great way to test how accessible a site is to the visually impaired who use screen readers.
That sounds really cool. Is there an Android version?
I don't see them natively on the play store or F-Droid, but you can install them through Termux (handy terminal environment for android). You'll probably need to install openssl first. In termux, type
pkg install openssland accept any defaults. After that's done, dopkg install lynx(or links, or w3m - I like them better than Lynx, but it's fun to try them all) and just fire it up by typinglynxonce it's finished installing. I enjoy seeing which sites work in text-only mode and which don't. The number is steadily decreasing, as you might imagine.It also runs on iOS, using iSH.