Open-source tests of web browser privacy

https://privacytests.org/

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12 Comments

p6n@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y

idk i just use librewolf and hardened firefox on my phone

basket@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y (3 replies)

They all suck. also arent there only 2 browsers, chrome and firefox?

viridian@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y

There are a few other browsers on that test that aren't chromium based other than Firefox, Safari (WebKit), Tor, and Mullvad (pretty sure they use Tor)

p6n@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

i mean kinda, cause all that s listed there is either chromium or gecko based which is just chrome and firefox on an elementary level and yes i do know this is just a joke

p6n@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y

webkit is not real

Ashyr@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y (6 replies)

These results surprise me quite a bit. I may have to reconsider my stance on Brave. I’ve just been using Firefox as I distrust Chrome, regardless of its skin. This makes it seem that Brave is doing a lot more under the hood to protect your privacy than I would have thought possible.

viridian@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y (3 replies)

The results surprised me too. I wonder how the results would look like if they tested a hardened version of Firefox like Arkenfox

Quill7513@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

They did test librewolf. How does arkenfox compare to that?

viridian@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Ngl I forgot that librewolf is also hardened Firefox. The arkenfox devs say that librewolf and arkenfox are almost identical (scroll down to v97), so I guess they would have basically the same results on this test

Quill7513@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y

gotcha. Thanks for the info

Quill7513@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

My objections to brave have less to do with privacy concerns and more to do with concerns that I have giving Google full license to be who develops the blink engine and determine the future of the web

alongwaysgone@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y

Yes. I also have issues with their pushing of crypto.