Jake Gold: Not sure how many others do this, but I highly recommend: 1. One "trusted" browser instance for your signed-in apps (email, chat, work stuff, etc) 2. One "throwaway" browser instance in Private/Incognito mode for everything else (news, random sites, etc.) It's a big privacy/security improvement.

Not sure how many others do this, but I highly recommend: 1. One "trusted" browser instance for your signed-in apps (email, chat, work stuff, etc) 2. One "throwaway" browser instance in Private/Incognito mode for everything else (news, random sites, etc.) It's a big privacy/security improvement.

I use Arc’s profiles for this, works pretty well.

Arc has no Linux version but I've "used" it over @divy.zone's screen sharing and it seems pretty cool. Can you make a Profile "ephemeral" the way an Incognito is? Because the way all your cookies/etc disappear every time you close it is a big part of the benefit of this pattern.

I’d have to check, I don’t _think_ so but it’d be a good feature request for them

see also the multi-account containers addon if you use firefox support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/con...

Multi-Account Containers | Firefox Help support.mozilla.org Add Container tabs to Firefox with the Multi-Account Containers add-on, to separate your work and personal browsing.

That's good but I think they're persistent (they save cookies, etc) so not quite the same thing but maybe even better for many others.

yeah I think it's "do I want to be logged in when I return to this site later?" yes -> use a container that persists cookies no -> use a private/incognito window

containers are also good for grouping together sites that are under the same management and likely to have consolidated account systems e.g. (facebook, instagram, threads) (google, youtube) etc

Yes Also, always good to remind people of throwaway email practice protectiid.com

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The throwaway instance has to be completed with a trusted proxy at least, or a trusted VPN for the better. And a complete suite of efficient anti-tracking extensions for good measure.

Yeah, you can go much further!

If I were to be paranoid, I'd use the throwaway instance only from a dedicated VM, and it'd be TOR. But I'm not *that*paranoid (or am I?)

you're pretty much describing Qubes

Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating systemwww.qubes-os.org Qubes is a security-oriented, free and open-source operating system for personal computers that allows you to securely compartmentalize your digital life.

Thanks for the info, don't think I ever tried that one.

do you have a (complete?) suite of efficient anti-tracking extensions to recommend?

IMHO, a good point to start is to get yourself a Raspberry Pi and set it up with Pi-Hole. Also, stop using Google's or your ISP's DNS and switch to Cloudflare, Quad9 or OpenDNS. Then on the browser side, ditch Chrome for Firefox, install uBlock origin and Privacy Badger. Maybe also Ghostery.

If you're using Firefox, there's a comprehensive list of anti-tracking extensions listed here: addons.mozilla.org/blog/top-ant...

Top anti-tracking extensions - Firefox Add-ons Blogaddons.mozilla.org The truth of modern tracking is that it happens in so many different and complex ways it’s practically impossible to ensure absolute tracking protection. But that doesn’t mean we’re powerless against ...

re: uBlock origin, Privacy Badger, Ghostery I'm interested in how/where these might overlap in their functionality, and whether that would cause unintended effects if they're combined

I found PB & Ghostery overlap in some cases, might give false positives with certains sources. For instance, combined PB & Ghostery led to break specific car configuration tools because of some JS scripts getting 404'ed. Other than that, it's more of a memory hog and performance drop issue.

What I noticed is that you can safely combine uBlock with either Privacy Badger or Ghostery, but not run the latters together.

This person mentioned Firefox containers, this is definitely the way to go. Not to mention, most people are probably going to end up alternating between Chrome and FireFox, and Chrome is 100x worse imo for security/privacy. bsky.app/profile/char...

yeah I think it's "do I want to be logged in when I return to this site later?" yes -> use a container that persists cookies no -> use a private/incognito window

For logged out sites, Tor will always be the best option.

Does Firefox Mobile support containers?

✨ addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...

Firefox Multi-Account Containers – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)addons.mozilla.org Download Firefox Multi-Account Containers for Firefox. Firefox Multi-Account Containers lets you keep parts of your online life separated into color-coded tabs. Cookies are separated by container, all...

Looks like nope. Bummer

...because you're using Firefox for Android, yes.

Are you telling me Firefox on iOS supports containers but not on Android? That makes me sad

Btw, you rock!!

1 Chrome for the main activity. 3 Dev/Beta/Canary Chromes for «use alt login» while still holding the passwords in Google. Anything apart from 5-10 trusted sites go to «Open in Incognito»

I'm considering writing a browser "proxy" mobile app, so that when you tap a link, it asks you what browser you want to open it in. Because some links I want to open in my Chrome with all my logged in accounts, others I want to open in Firefox Focus for throwaway stuff.

That’s what I do.

Yep, this is what I do: 1. Safari 2. Arc

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