Submitted by anarchyinbedrock1990 in freeAsInFreedom

Hi. At the moment of writing this, I'm currently using Palemoon, as I've heard Firefox is an "anarchist" browser, so I thought Palemoon must REALLY be anarchist. Anyways, I also like The Classic Browser, Brave browser, and some open source ones, too. What browsers does everyone use/like/recommend?

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heckthepolice2 wrote

qutebrowser with js disabled over a vpn. When I need js, I'll use firefox.

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shanc wrote

Firefox over VPN for most of my browsing. Tor browser for a select few sites.

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celebratedrecluse wrote

Great info, small addendum I'd like to add: Tails OS does not turn off the microphones on your computer off, so if you're using it from a laptop, make sure to go into settings->audio->input and turn off the mic manually before you use the laptop in an environment where you don't want the OS to overhear your conversation/be able to remotely ID your voice/environment to deanonymize you.

I would also recommend running tor services from a place which isn't tied to your real identity-- not your home, if you're housed, and not your place of work/etc

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celebratedrecluse wrote

For sure. I tend to take a less trusting-of-institutions approach, prefering to steal or use free wifi for my political activities/tor usage.

However, for some people its just unworkable to constantly be moving around and using internet connections which aren't your home connection. Moreover regardless of that, it's also a concern to be using public wifi because of the possibility of traffic sniffing on your connection between the router and your device. So there are many approaches, you just have to try and tailor one that works best for your particular situation.

For example, if you are under direct legal scrutiny, maybe one wouldn't want access shit from your home connection. However, if you are not as mobile physically as others, it may be more reasonable to simply proxy your home connection as well as possible. Anarchism once again shows itself to be a supremely useful ideology, in that it enables us all to make our own calls about how we want to approach the issue. Through our multiplicity, our collective anonymity grows exponentially.

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celebratedrecluse wrote (edited )

Or, if you're like me, just rip out the mics and use a usb peripheral that you can disconnect manually with ease, whenver you need a microphone (to make an encrypted voice call, record audio, etc)

edit: also, disabling hardware (eg, microphone, webcam, etc) in the BIOS is much preferable to the initial method i mentioned, because it will disable the microphone permanently and never allow access to the microphone during bootup of the OS!

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