许多人并不关心他们的在线隐私。但黑客、公司和政府会跟踪您的在线活动并收集您的个人信息(collect your personal information)。匿名上网(Surfing the internet anonymously)是一项挑战，所以让我们来谈谈最好的隐私和安全网络浏览器。
众所周知， Google Chrome(Google Chrome)和Microsoft Edge等主流浏览器会记录用户数据并跟踪活动。相反，您应该使用众多替代浏览器(alternative browsers)中的一种。因此，让我们探索适用于您所有设备的最佳选择。
是什么让浏览器私密(Browser Private)且安全(Secure)？
您应该在浏览器中寻找几个功能，以确保您选择最佳选项。以下是最重要的：
1. 广告拦截器。一个好的广告拦截(adblocker)器是必须的。尽管您始终可以将其安装为附加组件，但当浏览器已经内置它时，它会更加方便。
2.指纹保护。信不信由你，一些网站使用浏览器指纹来跟踪您和您的在线活动。这样他们就可以在不使用 cookie 的情况下收集有关您的信息。那里有提供指纹保护的私人浏览器。
3.自动(Auto)删除cookies。此功能并非在所有浏览器中都可用，但您始终可以为浏览器安装自动 cookie 删除扩展程序。此功能会在您关闭浏览器后立即删除您访问的网站和应用程序中的所有 cookie。
4.可定制性(Customizability)。某些浏览器具有各种隐私功能以及自定义它们的有用选项。根据自己的喜好调整浏览器的隐私将使您在需要时保持灵活性。它还会影响浏览器的速度。
5.HTTPS无处不在(HTTPS Everywhere)。HTTPS网站是目前最安全的网站，通常会建议您仅访问这些网站。具有HTTPS Everywhere(HTTPS Everywhere)功能的私人浏览器将始终将您连接到您正在查看的网站的最安全版本。
6. 开源。您的浏览器不需要是开源的，但那些提供更好的浏览器安全性和隐私的浏览器。如果您喜欢编程，开源浏览器将允许您检查他们的代码并自行搜索漏洞或错误。
7. 跨设备隐私。并非所有隐私浏览器都可以在多个平台上运行。如果你想要一个，你应该搜索跨设备功能。此类浏览器将允许您在 PC、智能手机或平板电脑之间共享选项卡、网页甚至书签。他们还将在所有设备上提供相同级别的隐私和安全性。
最佳隐私浏览器
查找带有内置隐私功能的最私密、最安全的浏览器。检查下面的选择，让我们知道您认为哪个是最好的。
1.托尔(Tor)
Tor 因被用来浏览暗网(browse the dark web)而臭名昭著。但不要害怕；您也可以像使用任何其他浏览器一样使用Tor浏览 Surface Web。
Tor会加密您的所有互联网流量并保持您的活动私密。即使是ISP(ISPs)也只能看到您通过Tor网络进行连接，而无法访问您的浏览历史记录。 Tor使用三个节点，每个节点只能解密一部分流量。但是，这会使节点之间的连接复杂化并影响浏览器的速度。因此，它有时会比其他浏览器慢。
Tor浏览器专注于隐私，但在安全功能上可以做得更好。它会阻止您可能要安装的一些插件，并且没有反恶意软件保护。隐私设置不容易理解，除非您是经验丰富的Tor用户，否则最好不要更改它们。
Tor浏览器可用于Windows、Linux和 macOS。
2.勇敢(Brave)
Brave是一款基于 Chromium 的浏览器，非常轻巧，但提供了许多有趣的隐私功能。除了内置的广告拦截器外，它还具有集成的密码管理器，可让您保护所有在线帐户的安全。Brave还具有一键式指纹识别、跟踪保护和脚本拦截器。
尽管Brave是一款开源浏览器，但在Google开发它时，有些人并不信任它的Chromium基础。Brave浏览器还为为(Brave)Brave本身带来利润的广告提供了优势，而不是为您访问的网站带来利润。
Brave还因自动完成通过其附属链接指向加密货币网站的URL而成为新闻。(URLs)这意味着Brave直接从某些网站获利，这引发了浏览器可靠性的问题。这本身并不是隐私泄露，而是Brave的透明度问题。
Brave适用于Windows、Linux、macOS、iOS 和Android。
3.火狐浏览器(Mozilla Firefox)
Mozilla Firefox是一种流行的主流浏览器，由于其易于使用的设计，轻巧方便。它也是一个开源浏览器，多年来，它的代码已经被各种程序员和爱好者彻底研究过。到目前为止，他们还没有发现任何会危及隐私的狗代码行。
Firefox的隐私浏览模式包括网络钓鱼、恶意软件、反指纹和跟踪保护。但为了完全保密，Firefox用户在将数据发送到(Firefox)Mozilla时应始终关闭遥测功能。这很容易完成，因为浏览器提供了详细的自定义。
Mozilla Firefox适用于Windows、Linux、macOS、iOS 和Android。
4.鸭鸭围棋(DuckDuckGo)
DuckDuckGo是一款带有独立浏览器的手机搜索引擎。PC浏览器正在开发中，PC用户翘首以待。该公司尚未公布处理指纹等隐私问题的计划。尽管如此，用户仍然信任他们，因为他们的DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials扩展程序已经可以安装在您的网络浏览器上。
此扩展程序会将您的常规浏览器变成以隐私为中心的浏览器。如果可用，它会强制您访问的所有网站使用其HTTPS版本。通过它，DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials与网站建立加密连接，并允许您查看他们的隐私分数。
DuckDuckGo可用于Android和 iOS 作为浏览器和桌面浏览器的扩展，无论操作系统如何。
5.维瓦尔第(Vivaldi)
Vivaldi是另一个基于 Chromium 的浏览器，具有许多隐私功能。它还允许您拥有多个具有不同隐私和安全设置的默认搜索引擎。如果您想设置常规和私人浏览器模式，这很方便。每个都可以有不同的设置。
Vivaldi通过禁用空闲的(Vivaldi)应用程序编程接口(Application Programming Interface)( API )来抵御键盘记录器。这意味着网站将无法请求您使用API的许可，该 API以被滥用于行为跟踪而闻名。此外，如果您丢失或忘记了加密密码， Vivaldi将为您提供备用加密密钥。
Vivaldi适用于Windows、Linux、macOS、iOS 和Android。
6.铬(Chromium)
Chromium是一个开源网络浏览器，其源代码可供所有人使用。但这可能就是Chromium不像Google Chrome那样用户友好的浏览器的原因。您将不得不进行大量手动自定义，以使其顺利运行并符合您的喜好。
Chromium具有最频繁的更新。几乎每天都有新的发布！这是一个很棒的功能，可以防止任何隐私漏洞。但是，必须手动执行所有更新安装。这就是Chromium让人们望而却步的原因。为了维护隐私和安全，您必须搜索更新并主动安装它们。
Chromium 适用于Windows、Linux、macOS 和Android。
7.史诗(Epic)
Epic浏览器默认开启所有隐私功能。它将自动阻止广告、cookie 和跟踪器。它的默认搜索引擎是DuckDuckGo。但这并不意味着您不能更改Epic的设置。你可以，但总是以牺牲隐私和安全为代价。
Epic坚定地支持其隐私和安全重点。此浏览器没有拼写检查、自动填充或自动同步功能。它也不允许安装插件。它也不存储您的浏览器历史记录或登录详细信息。它还阻止RTC调用，因此您的 IP 地址永远不会被泄露。
Epic是目前最好的隐私浏览器之一，但它可能过于严格且难以使用。该浏览器也是基于Chromium的，并且由于Google开发了Chromium，因此无法 100% 保证它是完全安全的。
Epic适用于Windows和 macOS。
8.铱(Iridium)
Iridium并不是最流行的浏览器，但它提供了可靠的隐私功能。此浏览器将阻止所有第三方 cookie，在关闭后清除网站数据，没有遥测，并且默认不存储您的密码。Iridium允许公众访问其Git存储库，因此任何人都可以检查它们。
基于 Chromium 的Iridium与大多数Chrome浏览器扩展兼容，但它们的安装可能会影响浏览器的隐私和安全。打开某些网站时，插件存在一些兼容性问题。
Iridium 有不定期更新，必须手动安装。这个繁琐的任务让许多用户望而却步。
Iridium 可用于Windows、macOS 和Linux。
Safari是(Safari)Apple开发的知名互联网浏览器。它在隐私和安全方面也表现良好。在私有模式下，DuckDuckGo是它的默认搜索引擎。它还拥有机器学习隐私保护和反指纹选项。事实上，它在单独的沙箱中运行每个选项卡，因此您的数据免受旨在访问它的恶意代码的影响。
Safari的渲染引擎基于开源WebKit框架。但是浏览器的其余部分使用封闭代码，任何东西都可能隐藏在其中。这并不能使Apple Safari成为最可靠的隐私选项。毕竟，当发现它收集用户的浏览器历史记录时
，苹果已经陷入了争议。(Apple)
适用于 macOS 和 iOS。
10.歌剧(Opera)
对于关心自己安全的人来说，Opera 似乎是一个不错的选择。然而，当涉及到隐私时，它有时会达不到要求。它带有免费的内置VPN。尽管这不是保护隐私的最佳方式，但 Opera 开发人员表示他们的VPN是无日志记录的。这是您在选择付费或免费
VPN时应始终寻找的功能。
他们没有说的是Opera没有真正的VPN，而是一个只能在浏览器中工作的代理。这意味着您的 IP 地址不会一直被隐藏。
Opera 具有默认打开的内置广告和跟踪器块。但是，它没有防指纹保护。当您打开其VPN代理功能时，这不是问题，因为它将创建一个几乎唯一的指纹。这应该足以防止数据收集。
适用于Windows、macOS、Linux和Android平台。
享受私人浏览
从公司到政府机构，每个人都在关注您的数据。不幸的是，在隐身模式下冲浪不会给您带来私密的网页浏览体验。Web浏览器通过 cookie、跟踪器、广告和您的 IP 地址收集大量信息。如果您想避开老大哥(Big Brother)，请开始使用此列表中的私人网络浏览器之一。
也就是说，私人浏览器不足以提供完整的隐私保护。您还应该开始使用匿名电子邮件服务(anonymous email services)和可靠的VPN 服务。(VPN service.)最后，隐藏您留下的数字面包屑并将您的浏览历史记录留给自己。
10 Best Web Browsers for Privacy in 2022
Many people aren’t concerned about their online privacy. But hackers, corporations, and governments trаck your online activity and collect your personal information. Surfing the internet anonymously is challenging so let’s talk about the best web browsers for privacy and security.
Mainstream browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are known to record user data and track activity. Instead, you should use one of the many alternative browsers out there. So let’s explore the best options for all your devices.
What Makes a Browser Private and Secure?
There are several features you should be looking for in a browser to make sure you choose the best option. Here are the most important ones:
1. Adblocker. A good adblocker is a must. Although you can always install one as an add-on, it’s even more convenient when a browser already has it built-in.
2. Fingerprinting protection. Believe it or not, some websites use browser fingerprinting to track you and your online activities. This way they can gather information about you without using cookies. There are private browsers out there that offer fingerprinting protection.
3. Auto delete cookies. This feature is not available in all browsers, but you can always install an auto cookie removal extension for browsers. This feature deletes all the cookies from websites and apps you visited, as soon as you close your browser.
4. Customizability. Some browsers have various privacy features and the helpful option to customize them. Tweaking your browser’s privacy to your liking will allow you to be flexible if needed. It will also influence the speed of your browser.
5. HTTPS Everywhere. HTTPS websites are the most secure out there and you will often be advised to access only those. The private browsers that have the HTTPS Everywhere feature will always connect you to the safest version of the website you are looking at.
6. Open source. Your browser doesn’t need to be open-source, but those that offer better browser security and privacy. If you are into programming, open-source browsers will allow you to inspect their code and search for vulnerabilities or bugs on your own.
7. Cross-device privacy. Not all privacy browsers run on multiple platforms. If you want one that does, you should search for cross-device functionality. Such browsers will allow you to share tabs, web pages, and even bookmarks between your PC, smartphone, or tablet. They will also offer the same level of privacy and security on all devices.
Best Privacy-Focused Browsers
Find the most private and secure browser that comes with built-in privacy features. Check our choices below and let us know which one you consider the best.
Tor is infamous for being used to browse the dark web. But don’t be scared; you can also use Tor to browse the surface web just like any other browser.
Tor encrypts all your internet traffic and keeps your activity private. Even ISPs can only see that you’re connecting through the Tor network without having access to your browsing history. Tor uses three nodes where each node can only decrypt a part of the traffic. However, this complicates the connection between the nodes and influences the browser’s speed. As a result, it can sometimes be slower than other browsers.
The Tor browser focuses on privacy but could do better on security features. It will block some of the plug-ins you might want to install and doesn’t have anti-malware protection. The privacy settings are not easy to understand, and it is best not to change them unless you are an experienced Tor user.
The Tor browser is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
A Chromium-based browser, Brave is very light but offers many interesting privacy features. Besides a built-in ad blocker, it also has an integrated password manager that will allow you to keep all your online accounts safe. Brave also features one-click fingerprinting, tracking protection, and a script blocker.
Although Brave is an open-source browser, some people don’t trust its Chromium base as Google develops it. The Brave browser also gives the advantage to the ads that bring profit to Brave itself rather than to the websites you visit.
Brave was also in the news for automatically finishing URLs that led to cryptocurrency websites through their affiliate links. This means that Brave was directly earning from certain websites, raising the question of how reliable the browser is. This is not a privacy breach per se, but it is an issue with Brave’s transparency.
Brave is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android.
Mozilla Firefox is a popular mainstream browser that is lightweight and convenient due to its easy-to-use design. It is also an open-source browser, and over the years, its code has been thoroughly investigated by various programmers and enthusiasts. So far, they haven’t found any doggy code lines that would jeopardize privacy.
Firefox’s private browsing mode includes phishing, malware, anti-fingerprinting, and tracking protection. But to be completely private, Firefox users should always turn off the telemetry function as it sends your data to Mozilla. This is easily done as the browser offers detailed customization.
Mozilla Firefox is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android.
DuckDuckGo is a search engine with a stand-alone browser for mobile phones. The PC browser is in development, and PC users are eagerly waiting for it. The company has not yet published plans to deal with privacy issues like fingerprinting. Still, users trust them because of their DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials extension that you can already install on your web browser.
This extension will turn your regular browser into a privacy-focused one. It forces all websites you visit to use their HTTPS version if available. Through it, the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials establishes an encrypted connection with the websites and allows you to see their privacy scores.
DuckDuckGo is available for Android and iOS as a browser and as an extension for desktop browsers regardless of the operating system.
Vivaldi is another Chromium-based browser with lots of privacy features. It also lets you have multiple default search engines with different privacy and security settings. This is handy if you want to set up both regular and private browser modes. Each can have different settings.
Vivaldi fends off the keylogger by disabling the idle Application Programming Interface (API). That means that the websites will not be able to ask you for permission to use API, known for being abused for behavioral tracking. Moreover, Vivaldi will provide you with a backup encryption key if you lose or forget your encryption password.
Vivaldi is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android.
Chromium is an open-source web browser with its source code available to everyone. But this is probably why Chromium is not as user-friendly a browser as Google Chrome. You will have to do a lot of manual customization to make it run smoothly and to your liking.
Chromium has the most frequent updates. A new one is released almost every day! This is a fantastic feature that will prevent any privacy vulnerabilities. However, all update installations have to be performed manually. This is what puts people off when it comes to Chromium. To maintain privacy and stay secure, you have to search for updates and install them actively.
Chromium is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.
The Epic browser comes with all its privacy features turned on by default. It will automatically block ads, cookies, and trackers. Its default search engine is DuckDuckGo. But that doesn’t mean you can’t change the settings of Epic. You can, but always at the expense of privacy and security.
Epic is standing firm behind its privacy and security focus. This browser has no spell-check, auto-fill, or auto-syncing. It also doesn’t allow the installation of plug-ins. It doesn’t store your browser history or log-in details either. It also blocks RTC calls so your IP address is never revealed.
Epic is one of the best browsers for privacy out there, but it might be too restrictive and difficult to use. This browser is also Chromium-based and since Google developed Chromium, there is no 100% guarantee it’s completely safe.
Epic is available for Windows and macOS.
Iridium isn’t the most popular browser out there, but it offers solid privacy features. This browser will block all third-party cookies, purge the website data after it’s closed, has no telemetry, and doesn’t store your passwords by default. Iridium allows public access to its Git repositories so anyone can check on them.
Being Chromium-based, Iridium is compatible with most Chrome browser extensions, but their installation might influence the privacy and security of the browser. There are some compatibility issues with plugins when certain websites are opened.
Iridium has irregular updates, and they have to be installed manually. This cumbersome task puts off many users.
Iridium is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Safari is a well-known internet browser developed by Apple. It is also performing well when it comes to privacy and security. In the private mode, DuckDuckGo is its default search engine. It also boasts machine learning privacy protection and anti-fingerprinting options. The fact that it runs each tab in a separate sandbox, so your data is protected from malicious codes designed to access it.
Safari based its rendering engine on an open-source WebKit framework. But the rest of the browser uses closed-code, and anything could be hidden within it. This doesn’t make Apple Safari the most reliable privacy option out there. After all, Apple was already amidst controversy when it was discovered that it collects its users’ browser history.
Available for macOS and iOS.
Opera seems like a good choice for people concerned with their security. However, when it comes to privacy, it sometimes falls short. It comes with a free built-in VPN. Although this is not the best thing for privacy, the Opera developers state that theirs is a no-logging VPN. This is a feature you should always look for when you are choosing a VPN, paid or free.
What they don’t say is that Opera doesn’t have a real VPN but a proxy that will work only in the browser. That means that your IP address won’t be cloaked at all times.
Opera has built-in ad and tracker blocks that are turned on by default. However, it doesn’t have anti-fingerprinting protection. That is not a problem when you turn on its VPN proxy feature, as it will create a nearly unique fingerprint. This should be good enough protection against data collection.
Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android platforms.
Enjoy Private Browsing
Everyone from companies to government agencies is after your data. Unfortunately, surfing in incognito mode won’t give you a private web browsing experience. Web browsers collect tons of information through cookies, trackers, ads, and your IP address. If you want to avoid Big Brother, start using one of the private web browsers on this list.
That said, a private browser isn’t enough for complete privacy protection. You should also start using anonymous email services and a reliable VPN service. Finally, hide the digital breadcrumbs you leave behind and keep your browsing history to yourself.
