Posted on 08/18/2022 8:36:41 AM PDT by ShadowAce
There are five most famous and usable operating systems – Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple macOS, Android, and Apple’s iOS. However, no matter what OS was chosen, more users started to think about their safety. Safety for everybody includes different parameters such as anonymity, no tracking by Third Parties, no leaking of personal data, no danger of virus/worms catching, no harmful advertisements, and no eavesdropping.
Some advice for protection includes two-factor authentication, usage of high-quality long, not repeated passwords, usage of antivirus programs, and avoidance of phishing emails and links. But there are also existing other smart protection methods using special software. One of the exciting and promising methods is a Secure Browser. In this article, we will guide you through the most secure browsers for Linux.
A Secure Browser is a browser with additional safety measures that automatically protect the user from unauthorized action from Third Parties. Safe browsers help with the distribution of cookies containing information about visited websites, passwords, and user login information. Safe browsers also do not provide access to personal data and control the Internet connection during safe operations as bank actions.
Although other anonymous solutions such as VPN or proxies usually change IP addresses, change geolocation, and sometimes encrypt the transferring information (which for sure are reasonable anonymous measures), safe (secure) browsers obtain more comprehensive protection options. Safe browsers work independently from other software and plugins. All its configurations can be customized, for example, to indicate the websites where the secure browser will be automatically on.
Some wide used browsers, such as Opera, Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, do have in their settings safety protection measures and plugins. Still, secure browsers provide better measures without the need of complicated studying or adjusting of the settings. Check the 5 best secure browsers for Linux below.
It is well-known that Google Chrome collects and stores information about the users’ surfing habits on the Internet. To bypass the lack of security of this Browser, there is a de-googled version of Chromium (Chromium is an open source version of Google Chrome and lacks security issues). This Browser was first developed for Linux users.
Ungoogled Chromium provides its users:
Unfortunately, upgraded transparent and control functions should be activated or enabled manually, but in general, it is a more functional and confidential version of Chromium.
Ungoogled Chromium is free and maintained by Google and receives constant updates. This browser can be downloadeded on the Chrome Web page.
GoLogin is not only a secure browser but also an anti-detect browser that allows users to use numerous accounts simultaneously. Furthermore, it helps to control all user parameters to all web resources; all private and unique parameters will be replaced with imitation to bypass anti-fraud systems.
This browser is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. The benefits for its users are:
GoLogin is suitable for different professional areas as well – digital marketing, SMM, Brand protection, mass media research, and advertisement analysis.
GoLogin provides a seven-day trial period with access to all functions to check all confidentiality options of this secure browser.
Brave is one of the safest browsers. It automatically:
Brave also gives its users a VPN to change their IP address. Then, each time you close the browser, you will be asked what data you want to delete.
The user can download Brave for free and receive a three times faster Browser than Chrome. It is based on Chromium with an initial open code but with better confidentiality.
Another secure browser for Linux is Vivaldi. About 20% of Linux users have already installed the Vivaldi Secure Browser. The most significant advantage of this Browser is the ability to customize all settings to increase users’ safety.
Other advantages of Vivaldi are:
The browser allows not to store download history, safe passwords, cookies, or browsing data. Vivaldi is free to download.
Among the most secure browsers for all OSes, Tor is one of the most usable and well-known. It can be downloaded for all Linux distributions. The protection of TOR users looks like an onion and consists of several layers of different servers, among which all traffic is split and encrypted.
Tor has specific features that include:
To increase safety, a lot of VPNs are developed for TOR. Tor is available for free on their website.
To summarize, there are multiple secure browsers available with different benefits. The user can choose the option to install a regular browser and upgrade it with plugins and addons, increasing its safety, or install a secure browser where all settings are pre-installed for anonymous and protected surfing. The five featured secure browsers are perfectly constructed to suit any need for Linux distros; you just need to choose which one you prefer the most.
Having a secure browser does not make your surfing secure, you still need to keep your Linux distro secure, be careful what you visit and download, be careful what networks you use, etc.
Linux by itself may be the most secure OS, but using a secure browser on Linux (or any other OS) is just a plus.
I use Brave.
Yep—Good browser.
Me too even in Windows.
TOR would be good for anonymous browsing but not recommended for logging in to accounts you want to keep secure, unless you are absolutely sure you know you have it configured to use a trusted exit node. They can intercept you traffic.
Ditto that...
I’ve been using an un-G**gled Chromium browser, SRWare Iron, for donkey’s years (but only for sites I can’t get to with Tor). Chromium is available FOSS and anyone with the want and the skills can home-brew their own.
It also bears mention that none of these browsers — not even Tor — is as secure when run on Windoze as it is on *NIX.
Yeah—I am not a big TOR fan.
I use brave. Have really liked it. I wish FR could process ‘brave rewards’.
I prefer Brave, but also use Chromium when needed (like online banking, etc.). TOR is too darned slow :P
There used to be a plug-in that would create a fake header, so that the information passed on to the website you were browsing would see that the browser/windows size/OS/version/etc. would all be fake, so that it would really mess up your online ‘fingerprint’ and make it harder to track/trace/ID you.
I can’t remember the name of it though (It was pre-Firefox gone woke era though).
Thanks, Ace. ‘preciate this.
"I wish FR could process ‘brave rewards’."
I use the basic Chromium browser in Windows, but I never thought to look for a Linux version. Interesting.....
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