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I use geh Firefox forks mull and fennec, I occasionally use vanadium. I just like privacy but tor is overkill for me

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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tor Browser, because my threat model is passive surveillance capitalism so anti-tracking is important.

Else, Firefox (vanilla).

[–] Bicyclejohn@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn't tor overkill for dealing with companies?

[–] Tretiak@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

If it doesn't affect the overall convenience of the user, it certainly doesn't hurt; and gives you peace of mind.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For me, companies includes Cloudflare, Google, Amazon and Meta, and my primary goal is anonymity to them (rather than security). So no, Tor and Tor Browser is not overkill for these companies.

[–] Tretiak@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very nice. I'd be willing to guess some people have been reading Michael Bazzell lately.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well I've been doing it for years and have no idea who Bazzell is Β―_(ツ)_/Β―

[–] Tretiak@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Privacy pioneer of sorts. He’s my go-to for a lot when it comes to privacy. Highly recommend checking out his books, and podcast too, if you're interested.