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Internet security is a much discussed topic, and despite some notorious cases of information leaks, we don't take great risks in day-to-day browsing. However, browsing the internet is far from private: ad companies use behavior data to refine advertising suggestions, email providers analyze which emails you open and which links you click, in addition to the giants of internet like the Google, Facebook, Amazon e Apple which are the main developers of internet trackers. 4s6m6d
To deal with this, we can use tools like browser extensions that protect privacy on the internet. Analyzing website and email trackers, even evaluating the of service of various websites we browse daily, these Chrome and other browsers bring greater peace of mind about the use of our information, check it out.
HTTPS Everywhere: to ensure encrypted data exchange 4i5z1z
You know that padlock that appears in the left corner of the browser's address bar? Yea! That padlock shows that the website you are about to access operates with a secure transfer protocol. HTTPS, in English, means “Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure”, which in Portuguese is Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
Secure, in the name, refers to the Socket Layer Protocol (SSL), which is an additional security feature, which allows data to be transmitted over an encrypted connection and which uses digital certificates to the authenticity of the server. and the customer.
This extension will ensure that your browser does not communicate with websites and servers in an unencrypted or insecure manner. The extension is available for Firefox; Chrome; Edge; Opera and is already factory installed in browsers Brave e Tor. For smartphone s, the HTTPS Everywhere is available only for Firefox, Brave, Tor e Onion.
Privacy Badger: against website trackers 1z1k2z
Like the extension above, the Privacy Badger is also made available by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an American non-profit organization that works to guarantee privacy and freedom of expression.
O Privacy Badger was developed to block third-party trackers, which are apparently invisible to the human eye. The extension analyzes the source code of a web page line by line and identifies if a website is asking which website you came from. O Privacy Badger stops the page from loading if it detects trackers like these.
The extension is “Plug & Play”, that is, just install and it is already doing its work. O Privacy Badger is available for Firefox (both web and mobile), Opera, Chrome e Edge.
PixelBlock: Against Email Trackers 2355d
Large companies that offer e-mail services, such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft equip their tools with very delicate and hard-to-find tracers, so-called tracking pixels. These trackers let the email owner know when you opened their email.
These pixels, however, are very valuable for large companies that rely on audiences. This doesn't mean that the company will receive an alert every time you read an email from them, but it does let the company know how many people opened your newsletter or email announcement, as well as how many clicks each link had.
If you do not want to participate in the count, you can choose to block the tracker of these emails with browser extensions. One of them is the PixelBlock, which detects these trackers and notifies the of their existence by inserting a red-eye icon to the left of the email's title. O PixelBlock is available only for Google Chrome.
ClearURLs: Against Link Trackers in Emails 54555o
Trackers that identify which links a reader clicked are different from the pixel that tracks whether the email has been opened. Therefore, in order not to be counted, it is necessary to use a blocker for this specific type of tracker.
O clearURLs silently removes link trackers in your browser, but because it handles links, it needs authorization to use more browser data compared to the other extensions on this list. However, according to the Techcrunch, the tool developers explain the reasons for this in the application documentation.
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Exclusively for s of Firefox, Firefox Multi- Containers is an Plugin of security and privacy developed by the company itself Mozilla, the company responsible for Firefox. The extension aims to isolate browsing activity, with the creation of containers. That is, a can have two containers, one for work and one for personal life. This means that navigation data from one container will never mix with that of another.
If necessary, the can create a container for each site he browses, or one for each group of sites, for example one for Facebook, Instagram e WhatsApp and one for the websites and services of Google — or as many as needed. This prevents sites from being able to track a 's tastes and interests, as the data and cookies do not escape the container they were configured.
DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials 2a464a
Can you imagine your life without the Google? Without an efficient web search system it is practically impossible to imagine browsing the web these days. However, the search engine DuckDuckGo guarantees to be an alternative that respects the data of its s in addition to keeping their searches anonymous.
According to the company responsible for DuckDuckGo, Google is a data industry and if you are concerned about your privacy on the internet, consider using a search engine that guarantees to keep your searches in complete anonymity, as is the case with DuckDuckGo.
The company even recommends that you go even further and install the extension DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, which works as a script and tracker blocker, as well as preventing connection to insecure websites without SSL protocol. The extension is available for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge e Firefox.
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O of Service; Didn't Read is a tool that analyzes the and data usage of the most popular web apps and gives them a rating. For example, the services of Google (along with the Facebook and Twitter) have an “E” grade, which is the lowest on the platform. Now the search engine DuckDuckGo is one of the few that have an “A” grade in the project.
The team behind the of Service; Didn't Read also developed a browser extension, very interactive and easy to use. Just install and open a web app, if this app is in the tool's database, a note will be displayed at the end of the website address bar. The extension is available for Google Chrome, Edge, safari, Opera e Firefox, but you can also access the site and search for the services you use most.
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As we have seen throughout this text, the Google, although it has great features, it's a machine that collects data from its s (after all, that's how it makes money), with its countless tools and web solutions, it's practically impossible to do without it. However, you can drastically reduce the amount of data it collects just by switching browsers.
There are a multitude of browsers available to choose from, but the Firefox, is certainly one of the most responsible at the moment. O Firefox It has several privacy features integrated with the browser, in addition to many other settings, which already from the factory, will guarantee you a safer and less invasive browsing. Also, you can configure the browser for maximum privacy and protection with just a few clicks.
And don't worry about your extensions. Most extensions available for Google Chrome can also be ed from Firefox, but in many cases it won't be necessary (especially the extensions of this list) as the Firefox it has built-in privacy tools and it only takes a few clicks to configure them.
It is important to that some of these extensions mentioned can interrupt the exchange of data from your browser with trackers, this can make your general browsing faster. However, some websites may not load completely. In these cases, just disable the extension and refresh the page for it to load completely.
The complete list of browser extensions that protect online privacy:
- HTTPS Everywhere
- Privacy Badge
- PixelBlock
- clearURLs
- Firefox Multi- Containers
- DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials
- of Service; Didn't Read
Phew, now you have all the knowledge you need to protect yourself from the big tech companies that are making a lot of money from your personal data. Did you miss an indispensable extension to guarantee privacy on the web? Leave it to us in the comments! More content like this can be found on our tutorials.
Sources: Avira; Techcrunch; Make use of; Mozilla; EFF; Privacy Badger; PixelBlock; clearURLs; Firefox Containers; DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials; of Service; Didn't Read.
