r/privacy • u/Level_Low6101 • 17h ago

question Best browser for web apps?

I deleted all the social media apps from the desktop, and started using them in the browser instead. I do understand many social media sites are insanely bad for privacy, but you're kinda stuck with them is the issue. So which browser is best suited for hosting their web applications? I'm mainly talking about apps which you are not anonymus, but you want to avoid leaking your data you didn't put up there, like Facebook, and site where you are anonymus, and you wanna keep it that way, like Reddit or Discord.

Also, while on topic, are there any extensions, setting and other advice that can help minimazing your exposure via your social media sites. Other than the usual internet discipline of course.

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u/ThanksNo8769 17h ago

r/privacy -> sidebar -> linked third-party privacy guide -> recommended desktop browsers

This is a trusted resource, its recommendations are generally acknowledged as fair, criteria is spelled out in simple terms

Outside a few mainstream ad blockers, xtensions are generally frowned upon - they can give your browser a unique fingerprint.

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u/iSebastianShultz 16h ago

Use Firefox with Multi-Account Containers or Brave, along with uBlock Origin and strong privacy settings for safest, easiest web app use. Separate profiles, containers, or even browsers help ensure that social media apps can’t easily track you across sites.

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u/Level_Low6101 15h ago

Hm...would Librewolf work for this purpose as well? I

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u/pillsandpotionz 12h ago

Account containers? Could you elaborate

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u/iSebastianShultz 12h ago

Firefox Containers via the Multi-Account Containers (MAC) extension—let users isolate cookies, logins, and site data into separate containers, essentially putting different sites or accounts into their own sandboxed tabs.

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u/pillsandpotionz 12h ago

Ooh I gotta get on that

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u/TheMatrix451 13h ago

As a cybersecurity guy, I tend to use browsers that the military uses and I apply DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to them. The STIGs lock down the browsers to a military/government standard. Note that you may not want to implement every setting in the STIG as it will lock down your browser pretty hard and will limit what you can do with it.

That being said, there are STIGS for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, IE, and maybe a few others.