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Ask HN: What is the best browser for privacy?

2 points by ZanyProgrammer ↗ HN
This is a dual track question: What's the best browser both in terms of privacy from corporations like Google, and from the government? I assume for the latter especially there's more than just a browser-like using Tor, etc.

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cpt1138
I would say Firefox as their business model doesn't see to require you as a product and with add-ons like Ghostery and Ad-block the web is actually pleasurable to use most of the time
henrixd
Dillo. It has no JavaScript support, but thats one of the reasons, why it is safe. You can combine that with TOR, if you like.

Better fitted solution for real life would be firefox, with noscript, ghostery and adblock. Sure there is holes everywhere in the browser, but JavaScript opens one of the biggest attack surface continually exploited by ad companies and others. You should run only scripts on sites you trust.