| Name |
Anti-privacy features |
Default search engine |
Code |
Additional features |
OS |
Chromium based |
Summary |
| Mozilla Firefox |
Telemetry and phoning home is enabled by default however it can be disabled via about:config. Firefox accounts which lets you sync all your Firefox data across all devices, this can be completely disabled via about:config. |
Google |
MPL-2.0 |
Tracker blocking |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS |
No |
Its fine if you disable all the spyware via about:config |
| Google Chrome |
Telemetry, phoning home and additional spyware features are enabled by default and it can't be disabled. Made by one of the biggest tech companies for the cattle for massive data collection. |
Google |
Proprietary |
- |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS |
Yes |
AVOID AT ALL COST!!! |
| Microsoft Edge |
Its made by Microsoft |
Bing |
Proprietary |
- |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS |
Yes |
Avoid at all cost |
| Opera / Opera GX |
Sponsored multiple YouTubers and websites to shill their spyware. Telemetry, phoning home and additional spyware features are enabled by default and it can't be disabled. Owned by a Chinese consortium since 2016 (Golden Brick Capital Private Equity Fund I Limited Partnership). Had a shady past. |
Google |
Proprietary |
Free Opera VPN which is probably used to harvest user data |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS |
Yes |
Chinese spyware, avoid |
| Brave |
They had a "bug" in the past that leakead IPs of those who used the built in Tor window. They did URL injection in the past to earn money via referral programs. |
Google |
MPL-2.0 |
Tracker and ad blocking, they have their own crypto and you can get it by watching ads, built in Tor window which is horrible since it will make you outstand from other Tor Browser users |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS |
Yes |
Probably fed honeypot, avoid |
| Tor Browser |
None |
DuckDuckGo |
BSD 3-clause |
Your identity is hidden thanks to the Tor network. You can change the browsing mode and the safest disables JavaScript, heavily blocks cookies, disables canvas and gives you additional privacy features |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS |
No |
Recommended, just don't use DuckDuckGo |
| qutebrowser |
None |
DuckDuckGo |
GPL-3.0 |
Ad blocking (not advanced), uses Vim keybinds |
Linux, Windows, macOS |
Yes |
Recommended, just don't use DuckDuckGo |
| LibreWolf |
None |
DuckDuckGo |
MPL-2.0 |
Disables multiple privacy concerning features (e.g.: canvas) and has ad block (uBlock Origin) |
Linux, Windows, macOS |
No |
Recommended, just don't use DuckDuckGo |
| Ungoogled Chromium |
Its a fork of Chromium but with the spyware removed. It can become outdated since the devs need time to remove all the spyware, this can lead to security issues. |
None, you have to set one yourself |
BSD 3-clause |
- |
Linux, Windows, macOS |
Yes |
Recommended |
| GNU Icecat |
None |
DuckDuckGo |
MPL-2.0 / GPL-3.0 |
It has multiple privacy respecting addons and features. |
Linux, macOS, Android |
No |
Recommended, just don't use DuckDuckGo |
