tired_fedora

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Privacy-conscious browser on Android in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] tired_fedora@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 hours ago

Appreciate the recommendations. I will give IronFox a try.

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Privacy-conscious browser on Android (lemmy.ml)
 

Hi there. I'm looking for advice to improve my online privacy while browing on android. I'm currently using vanilla Firefox, strict enhanced Tracking protection (fix major site errors), HTTPS-only mode, default dns, no technical data collection, delete cookies / cache / page data on quit. As extensions, I use only Decentraleyes and uBlock extensions. However, I heard vague warnings from the privacy community about using vanilla Firefox with self-hardened privacy-conscious settings, because my settings and yours might be sligthtly different, introducing entropy that can be used for fingerprinting. The only browser I recognize by name on F-Droid is LibreLynx Lite, which is barely customizable (e.g., no 'decline cookies' or 'delete cookies on restart' setting without subscribing to pro) and was last updated 7 months ago. People on the web recommend 'Mull for android', but that was last updated in 2024 and is not on F-droid anymore. I am not generally opposed but a little candid about using Brave or DuckDuckGo Browser, as these are built on Chromium and I would prefer to stay within the Firefox ecosystem. I am also naively a fan of 'hiding in the crowd': using a common browser / what looks like a common browser to a web page being more private than using a super niche one.

Any well-supported security-hardened Firefox forks on Android to speak of? Any other recommendations?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Privacy isn’t dead: it’s just that tech companies have made it inconvenient in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] tired_fedora@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

I often feel a little 'legislative paralysis'. On the one hand, I want as little government interference in the free web as possible. On the other hand we can see first hand that web anarchy collapses into web oligarchy. I guess the EU is demonstrating that targeted legislation, like one click unsubscribe or one click cookie denial, can improve the web experience and privacy even beyond their borders. Baby steps... When do we get one click delete all my data? And when does a single page start caring whether my browser sends a Do not track request or not? Until then, it's back to private privacy measures... Even if that's an uphill battle.