Posted on 04/05/2023 6:35:25 AM PDT by devane617
Cookies. Fingerprinting. Tracking. Surveillance. Spyware. Geostalking.
It's a rough neighborhood out there for denizens of the web.
Whether you want to anonymously provide whistle-blowing details on a corrupt business operation or you just want to check today's weather, simply logging on is fraught with threats to your privacy.
This week, two major players in the field of online privacy joined forces to release a super-private browser that they say will "make life harder for those who collect data from you."
Mullvad VPN, a highly respected service based in Sweden, where providers are legally protected from being forced to collect traffic-related data, joined with the Tor Project, begun in the 1990s with a commitment to the simple principle that "Internet users should have private access to an uncensored web," to develop the Mullvad browser, which is free and available for download immediately.
"The mass surveillance of today is absurd," Jan Jonsson, CEO at Mullvad VPN, said in a statement released Monday. "We want to free the internet from mass surveillance."
(Excerpt) Read more at techxplore.com ...
Now if they can only fix the cyber security issue.
I use TOR sometimes.
It’s slow, but useful..................
Ping!...................
I’ll just go read some reviews (one of the better aspects of internet).
Too slow. It felt like I was using dial up
From the FAQ:
“Why don’t you have more features within the Mullvad Browser?
We focus on privacy first. Too many features could make it possible to identify you through fingerprinting.”
That is the right mindset for security. Unfortunately, the average user has no idea how software fluff compromises safety and instead mistakes it for high technology.
Thanks for the link. I’m going to do some testing on it.
VPNs are threatened by the RESTRICT act.
Use a new name. RAT. RESTRICT Avoidance Tool.
No one of today’s politicians will ban a RAT.
Question: Do VPNs collect data on your internet usage?
“Question: Do VPNs collect data on your internet usage?”
This is an excellent question. There is indeed a trust issue here. Even though a VPN can protect you in general, the VPN service it’s self absolutely CAN collect data. And some do, especially the “free” VPN services.
Doesn’t Tor flag you to the government?
I use Firefox and uBlock Origin for removing ads.
https://ublockorigin.com
Hardly see any ads plus any images I do not want to see I can right click on it and Block Element. Scroll at site to the bottom and click on the one for your web browser.
Yahoo website has so many trackers and scripts running, the site will not load at times. Not just in Firefox but any browser including cell phone ones using Chrome. Many complaints when you do a search on the problem.
I have a very high speed connection yet some sites are bogged down due to the ads and trackers and scripts.
Vivaldi web browser has built in ad blocking.
https://vivaldi.com
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