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With all the creepy shit going on with the internet these days coupled with the information flying around since Trump was banned from the universe, I came across info about a new web browser called Brave which provides more personal security online.
I've been testing it out the past few days and it seems pretty solid. It handles things like Ad Blocking seemlessly, in fact I am not seeing Ads on DSF even though I didn't install any Ad Blocking Extensions or configure any settings with it yet.
My dislike for Big Tech is growing, though admittedly it is very difficult to completely eliminate it. I still have gmail, but I'm starting to use DuckDuckGo now for my internet searches. Someone I know who has a CISSP and is heavy into Internet Security has tested using DuckDuckGo while on the Brave Browser and after 1 search is now permanently switching to that as their Go To browser and search method. You lose all those bloody Google Ads mixed into your Search and it is more secure with your personal info.
While the vast majority of us have already posted too much personal info online already, it is never too late to make a change and stop putting so much out into the ether. This is not a tin-foil hat thing, it is just a smart internet self-protection thing. With the Microsoft Solarwinds situation and even Malwarebytes getting hacked recently, this is a neverending problem and at some point I imagine the Brave browser will get hacked and DuckDuckGo will suffer from DDOS attacks or something, so the entire thing may very well be moot...but I feel it is important to try and let as many people know about this as possible and each person can decide what is best for them.
If anyone has additional methods they wish to share, please do.
I've been testing it out the past few days and it seems pretty solid. It handles things like Ad Blocking seemlessly, in fact I am not seeing Ads on DSF even though I didn't install any Ad Blocking Extensions or configure any settings with it yet.
My dislike for Big Tech is growing, though admittedly it is very difficult to completely eliminate it. I still have gmail, but I'm starting to use DuckDuckGo now for my internet searches. Someone I know who has a CISSP and is heavy into Internet Security has tested using DuckDuckGo while on the Brave Browser and after 1 search is now permanently switching to that as their Go To browser and search method. You lose all those bloody Google Ads mixed into your Search and it is more secure with your personal info.
While the vast majority of us have already posted too much personal info online already, it is never too late to make a change and stop putting so much out into the ether. This is not a tin-foil hat thing, it is just a smart internet self-protection thing. With the Microsoft Solarwinds situation and even Malwarebytes getting hacked recently, this is a neverending problem and at some point I imagine the Brave browser will get hacked and DuckDuckGo will suffer from DDOS attacks or something, so the entire thing may very well be moot...but I feel it is important to try and let as many people know about this as possible and each person can decide what is best for them.
If anyone has additional methods they wish to share, please do.