I thought it would be helpful for all the good people of Lemmy World if we shared our browser setups.

I’m mostly a laptop user when it comes to the Internet. I’ve been using Firefox with the Ublock Origin addon and it makes browsing the web so much less ad filled.

For youtube specifically I’ve had the best results with Chrome and an extension called Clear Skies for ad skipping.

Share you own browser setup. What do you use to surf the wild waves of the web to avoid the sharks and the sharp rocks?

  • CrimeDadEnglish
    15•4 months ago

    Firefox with the Ublock Origin and Privacy Badger add-ons. I also run Adguard Home on my home network, which I think helps a bit.

  • @Evkob@lemmy.caEnglish
    12•4 months ago

    If you’re already using a whole second browser just for YouTube, may I suggest looking into FreeTube? It’s a great YouTube desktop client.

  • FrellwitEnglish
    11•4 months ago

    Just Firefox/Librewolf with uBlock Origin is enough. The more extensions you add, the larger the attack surface and chance of site breakage. A common mistake many do is to add multiple blockers on top of uBO which will decrease uBO’s ability to defuse various anti-adblocks. This also includes addons like Privacy Badger, Ghostery, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, etc. uBO have good enough privacy protection enabled by default. If you want more, enable some other privacy filter lists. And if you know what you’re doing, enable hard mode by blocking all 3rd party requests and JavaScript.

    If you want to feel more secure when adding more extensions to your browser, then only use Firefox addons that are recommended by Mozilla. Those extensions have gone through a review process to make sure they don’t contain anything malicious.

    If you’re like me and don’t care about recommendations and being able to comment, then use Freetube with sponsorblock enabled.

    • @Pantherina@feddit.deEnglish
      2•4 months ago

      NoScript is missing a lot here. Ublock doesnt really block much tracking, you need to break every site by default and then allow javascript only from trusted origins. This is the opposite of UBlocks badness enumeration, it is manual work and is waaaay more secure and private.

      No Browser without noscript to block everything by default, manually allowing all trusted sites, is private. Ublock may allow this but the UI is too slow to use it generally

      There only is a lack of a database or something to share such a config. I use it for years so my noscript list is quite big

  • jan teliEnglish
    10•4 months ago

    Phone: firefox android with ublock origin, darkreader, privacy badger, ruffle, and search by image
    Laptop: firefox linux with ublock origin, darkreader, privacy badger, ruffle, search by image, multi-account containers, and flagfox

    • @Pantherina@feddit.deEnglish
      2•4 months ago

      I recommend Mull and Librewolf for the respective platforms. They are way more private.

      Flagfox should not be used, it sends every site you visit to random servers of theirs, which is basically really invasive tracking.

      • jan teliEnglish
        2•4 months ago

        I didn’t think the account containers worked on mobile

  • @Zachariah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7•4 months ago

    Firefox
    • Multi-Account Containers
    • uBlock Origin
    • NoScript
    • Cookie AutoDelete
    • Link Text and Location Copier
    • DownThemAll!

    I also made multiple Firefox profiles and made desktop shortcuts to launch each profile using these switches:
    -P ProfileName
    -no-remote

    And I’ve got ad-blocking enabled on my UniFi router. Probably set up a PiHole later this year.

    • @Pantherina@feddit.deEnglish
      3•4 months ago

      On KDE you can create a desktop entry with actions so you can launch a profile using right click and the list, very cool

  • edricEnglish
    6•4 months ago

    FF and uBO have been mentioned many times already, so I’ll say use encrypted DNS with blocking on your browser like Mullvad, Aha Blitz, or ControlD.

  • @Pantherina@feddit.deEnglish
    6•4 months ago

    Librewolf/Firefox+Arkenfox

    Addons:

    • Ublock origin
    • noscript (default to block everything, trusted still blocks “LAN, other, ping”
      • fingerprint defender (multiple addons)
    • add custom search engine
    • temporary container, multi account containers
    • dark background light text
    • undo close tab
    • simple tab groups
    • offline qr code generator
    • libredirect (updated version of privacy redirect)

    Android: Mull with my custom Addon collection and mostly the same addons, Firefox Translate installed manually

    Use Profiles for different setups, not different browsers. firefox -p. I have one seperated for Captive portals (doesnt enforce HTTPS) and Netflix (DRM, unhardened because Netflix sucks)

  • borZ0 the t1r3D b3aREnglish
    6•4 months ago

    Daily Driver - Vivaldi with any applicable EFF plugins and custom settings aimed at security and privacy.

    2nd Daily Driver (usually on a separate screen) - Firefox configured with any applicable EFF plugins and settings put at the most restrictive and forgetful to facilitate privacy and security.

    Mobile - Literally the same as above to the extent i have the ability to ^^

      • borZ0 the t1r3D b3aREnglish
        1•4 months ago

        Tracking mostly. If i need to visit a site that i want to know the absolute minimum about me or my accounts, i use Firefox. Vivaldi is secured well, but I’m logged in to various accounts for convenience there. I have a 3 monitor set up so it’s easy to just have it open on a separate screen.

            • GregorTacTacEnglish
              1•4 months ago

              A user agent is a string it sends the website you’re connecting to so it can know what rendering engine you have and which browser you use and so on. But, the dark side of user agents is that websites can use this to track you. So, if you don’t want them to do so you can change it either manually or by using a browser extension. I recommend you to make your user agent look like chrome’s, as this is the most popular browser and you will not be tracked as easily.

              • borZ0 the t1r3D b3aREnglish
                1•4 months ago

                I don’t know… Sounds like I’d have to trust another extension to do the user agent stuff in the background… I’m sure that’s a solid solution for a lot of use cases, but i might just keep my method for now.

    • @Pantherina@feddit.deEnglish
      2•4 months ago

      Instead of forget everything I recommend to keep session and create cookie exceptions for selected sites. So you will stay logged in there and have a normally working browser, that is just as private

      • borZ0 the t1r3D b3aREnglish
        1•4 months ago

        Good advice, but for how i have my workflow set up, it makes more sense for me to have it set on full amnesia. Vivaldi is what i use if i need persistence.

        • @Pantherina@feddit.deEnglish
          1•4 months ago

          You can use profiles if you want different use cases. I dont think “increased attack surface” is the biggest problem, but you have 2 browsers that are both updated, take up RAM etc.

          You could just use different Firefox profiles, using a custom desktop entry with actions and one action for every profile, example:

          desktop entry 
          [Desktop Entry]
Name=Firefox
Comment=Web Browser
GenericName=Web Browser
Exec=firefox %u
Type=Application
Icon=firefox
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;
Actions=Private;Work;PrivateWindow;Insecure

[Desktop Action Private]
Name=Open Private Profile
Exec=firefox -p private %u

[Desktop Action Work]
Name=Open Work Profile
Exec=firefox -p work %u

[Desktop Action PrivateWindow]
Name=Open Private Window
Exec=firefox -p private --private-window %u

[Desktop Action Insecure]
Name=Open Insecure Profile
Exec=mullvad-exclude firefox -p insecure %u

          This was so cool to find out, and in KDE (and likely other desktops) you can access those actions using right click.

          You can also change such a workflow to do

          launch app && rm -rf ~/appdirectory which will enforce to always delete everything without needing to trust that app. I do that for the flatpak app “Decoder” which is great but wants to save a history without an opt-out, and as I use it for password sharing (generate a QR code locally on my phone)

  • TimeSquirrel
    4•4 months ago

    A 1970’s dumb terminal dialed up through an acoustic coupler to a mainframe running Lynx…

  • z3rOR0neEnglish
    4•4 months ago

    On Linux Desktop, I generally use Librewolf (although I also use Vanilla Firefox and Ungoogled Chromium depending on the use case). I do also modify Librewolf a bit further in about:config, and have styled it to be much more minimal using userChrome.css.

    Some of my favorite Extensions include:

    I have others, but these are the ones that have been game changers. I also browse using DuckDuckGo Lite which cuts back on the distractions and loads fast. The use of DuckDuckGo Bangs also allows for very fast browsing and getting the info I need quickly.

    On my Android phone, I use the Mull, Vanadium, and Vanilla Chromium browsers for various use cases, with Mull being the go to. There are a more limited set of extensions on Mull, but have managed to get it very similar, using uBlock, NoScript, DarkReader, DDG Lite, and have used this filter list with ublock to get pretty much the same effect as ByPass Paywalls.

    Obviously, I generally have a very different experience browsing the web than most, and generally am not bombarded by ads as I also use Invidious, NewPipe, SponsorBlock, and yt-dlp (which has a sponsorblock flag btw) to grab any vids/music I want. Hope these resources help someone out.

    • @pizzawithdirt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•4 months ago

      A uBlock Origin filter is already enabled for bypassing paywalls in LibreWolf by default. So using ByPass Paywalls is mostly unnecesarry.

  • DominusOfMegadeusEnglish
    3•4 months ago

    Safari with 1Blocker, Adblock Pro, AdGuard, Consent-o-matic, Ghostery, and Vinegar