A Practical Guide to Browser Privacy

The step-by-step guide that actually works — four short parts, no jargon, five minutes to get meaningfully protected.

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GUIDE MAP

PART 1

Choose Your Browser

Compare picks and build a lineup.

PART 2

Set Up Your Browser

A minimal, well-audited extension set.

PART 3

Advanced Configurations

Kill fingerprinting, plus password managers, DNS filtering, and container tabs.

PART 4

Test & Verify

Confirm every layer, fix what breaks.

QUICK START

Get protected in about 5 minutes. Click a step to see the details.

STEP 1 Install a private browser

Pick Brave, Mullvad Browser, or LibreWolf and set it as your default. See Part 1: Choose Your Browser for the full picture, including a two- or three-browser lineup.

STEP 2 Install one extension

Install uBlock Origin — verify the developer is Raymond Hill (gorhill). It's the single most effective privacy tool you can add. Full walkthrough in Part 2: Set Up Your Browser.

STEP 3 Turn on strict tracking protection

Firefox/LibreWolf: Enhanced Tracking Protection → Strict. Brave: Shields set to Aggressive. This also cuts down fingerprinting — see Part 3: Advanced Tools for browser-specific detail.

STEP 4 Verify it's working

Visit coveryourtracks.eff.org and confirm strong tracking protection. Full test suite in Part 4: Test & Verify.

Start with Part 1: Choose Your Browser →