On Sat, 1 Jun 2024, Michael Ewan wrote:
As long as you are not using Google's Chrome browser you should be fine.
Michael, I've used chromium in the past. The only time I had to use Chrome was for a presentation to a business trade association. Their conference software would not work with any browser other than Chrome.
As previously mentioned, change your default search engine to DuckDuckGo,
That's the search engine I've used for many years.
Somewhat tongue in cheek, if you want real privacy you should use the Tor browser (based on Firefox) which will encrypt and route your traffic through three hops masking your IP address and other identifying information. You will get a performance hit because it will route you through Europe.
I've seen that suggestion before but since it's the browser used by those inhabititing the dark web, and I don't worry about my browsing being seen since it's not before ever been an issue, the slower performance of TOR is another negative factor. Many thanks, Rich
