Privacy and anonymity online has become a need for many people. There are hundreds of tools, softwares, extensions to help people encrypt their traffic, secure sensitive information and identity online. One of these ways is using a secure browser. There are many browsers out there, but not all of them promise actually anonymous search.
On this guide you will find most secure browsers for 2019. We will not discuss the most popular ones like Chrome or Safari, we will discuss less known ones but more privacy based ones.
The best browsers 2019
Brave
Brave is known to be a security based open-source browser. A feature that we really love on Brave browser is that it blocks third party ads (by default) and even shows you how much time have you saved by blocking these ads. However, since the ads are the main source of income for some websites, content creators, Brave browser offers its users a secure option to donate money (cryptocurrency) to content producers that they love. This feature is called “Brave Payments”. Talking more about security, Brave browser allows users to customize their security preferences, browser has a built-in anti-fingerprint functionality and script blocker, also Brave allows users to create private tabs and set the number of tabs to be shown per session.
Just know that Brave doesn’t allow a lot of third-party extensions, since they are comparably new.
Epic Privacy Browser
Epic Privacy Browser is an incognito mode browser by default. This browser says to be the only browser that manages to block that many trackers and third-party cookies. This browser loads search engines via built-in proxy that way protecting its users traffic from being saved and tracked. A feature we like a lot is that Epic Privacy Browser will use HTTPS everywhere if possible. Also browser offers a built-in encrypted proxy which hides users IP addresses and encrypts data. Just one thing you need to know that while using browsers built-in proxy such streaming platforms as Netflix or Hulu won’t work, and pages like Facebook will require additional authentication steps.
Tor Browser
I guess you have already heard about Tor. There is also such a thing as a Tor browser. Tor browser is one of the most secure browsers out there, the browser uses Tor network that encrypts user data even several times, this makes sure that your original IP will never be revealed and websites will never know your real location. Tor browser will also lets users access many geo-blocked sites. Tor browser will make your traffic anonymous and secure by encrypting it and also routing your internet traffic through DuckDuckGo search engine which is the most secure search engine out there. The biggest downturn of Tor browser is that you cannot use it all the time, since it slows down your speed a lot, which annoying if you use it all the time.
Additional security layer for your browser
VPN
To add an extra layer of protection to your browser we always recommend using a VPN. VPN will ensure that your traffic is encrypted and keeps your data away from third parties. Our recommendations for a secure VPN to go with secure browser is Surfshark. Surfshark is a user-friendly, no logging VPN that supports unlimited devices, works well with many streaming platforms and has many fast servers worldwide.
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HTTPS Everywhere
HTTPS Everywhere is an extension that makes your session online more secure by encrypting your communication with websites. Not all websites support HTTPS, but this extension rewrites HTTP to HTTPS to make your connection secure as possible.
DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo is a popular privacy based search engine. DuckDuckGo prevents your activity online being tracked, it provides tracker network blocking and smart encryption. The feature we really like is that DuckDuckGo shows users privacy grade from A to F when they visit specific websites.
Source: https://tipsfromgeeks.com/guides/secure-browsers-2019/
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