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Privacy on the Internet (Private Browsers (Brave (A browsing software that…
Privacy on the Internet
VPN
The Virtual Private Network creates a channel in which everything an individual accesses online is invisible to other servers and their own service provider. Their location, IP address and any personal data from where they originate will be temporarily changed to provide a layer of anonymity
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Private Browsers
Brave
A browsing software that blocks online ads and ad trackers, replacing targeted ads with their own anonymously aimed ads, and ensuring no websites follow users past their domain.
Epic
The goal of the browser is to prevent data collectors from accessing users’ personal data, history and cookies. from Epic offers a free built-in VPN that protects users’ history from their ISP, and blocks online ads and ad trackers. The browser works by acting as a proxy and encrypting users actions on each separate tab they use.
Vivaldi
To protect its users, the chromium powered browser follows the “same-origin policy” blocking scripts and cookies from one website to follow its users onto another.
Tor
This browser acts as a VPN, blocking the content users access from an ISP. This provides internet users with “private access to an uncensored web”. The Tor Project aimed to work around government censorship and firewalls to gain access to the open web without fear of being tracked or surveilled. This is made possible by rerouting internet traffic through multiple servers world-wide, and encrypt each connection.
Cost
Privacy
Data is very valuable to sites as they sell it to corporations in order to make money by creating targeted-ads and suggestions to the user
Although the majority of data tracking and selling is done by companies, personal information such as banking, addresses, contact lists and passwords can be compromised and used against individuals for a variety of threats such as ransom, or can even be applied to a case in court.
Money
Although there are many free VPNs along with other forms of software or steps one can take to ensure a safe and private web surfing experience, many do come at a cost.
Although there are many free VPNs along with other forms of software or steps one can take to ensure a safe and private web surfing experience, many do come at a cost.
Convinience
Due to the lack of care for public safety and anonymity online, many popular browsers and search engines such Google, or websites like Facebook continue to grow and collect a steady supply of data. This makes it less convenient to use other platforms to enable a safer and more private experience as smaller and more safe browsers and search engines can be harder to gain access to, and often do not have the same index as bigger platforms.
DuckDuckGo
An online search engine that does not collect its users’ IP, cookies or data. It uses crawlers and web indexes to power its searches.