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Web browser based on Firefox
DuckDuckGo protects privacy primarily by blocking third‑party trackers, forcing HTTPS where available, offering a privacy‑focused search engine and optional browser/extension/ecosystem features that w...
IronFox is an Android-focused, privacy‑hardened fork of Mozilla Firefox that continues the Mull Browser lineage and aims to remove Mozilla telemetry/services while adding fingerprinting and other hard...
There are multiple maintained browsers that replicate or exceed the hardening and privacy focus attributed to IronFox, with repeatedly identified as the closest functional alternatives across the avai...
Brave and LibreWolf both pitch privacy as the primary selling point, but they take fundamentally different routes: Brave is a polished, Chromium‑based product that bundles user-facing features and rev...
LibreWolf and IronFox both aim to harden Firefox’s baseline against tracking and telemetry by disabling or removing risky features, but they diverge in scope, maturity and platform focus: LibreWolf is...
In 2025 independent testing and specialist guides repeatedly identify Tor, Brave, and Firefox (and Firefox forks like LibreWolf) as the strongest mainstream options for fingerprint and tracker resista...
When the threat model is ""—protecting location and identity against network-level observers— remains the established choice because it routes traffic through the Tor network and was built for anonymi...
Brave, Tor/Mullvad-derived browsers, and Firefox (including forks like LibreWolf) are the most-cited 2025 choices for strongest tracker and fingerprinting protection; tests such as EFF’s Cover Your Tr...
A number of open‑source browsers explicitly pursue the “security‑hardened” model exemplified by IronFox — common choices are hardened Firefox forks like LibreWolf and toolchains such as arkenfox, plus...
IronFox is a recent privacy‑hardened fork of Mull (itself a DivestOS project) built on Firefox and pitched as “Firefox with privacy hardening baked in” for Android and desktop users . Public compariso...
The desktop browsers that deliver the strongest out‑of‑the‑box protections that align with DuckDuckGo’s tracker‑blocking approach are the DuckDuckGo standalone browser itself and mainstream browsers a...
In 2025, mainstream private modes differ mainly by what they block (third‑party cookies, known trackers, fingerprinting scripts) and how—list‑based blocking and isolation (Firefox ETP) versus aggressi...
The consensus among 2025 reviews: Brave and Tor remain top picks for different privacy goals — Brave for fast, built-in tracker-blocking and private search options, Tor for strong anonymity at the cos...
Top privacy browsers frequently named as not storing search history include , , , and several hardened Firefox forks (e.g., LibreWolf/Mullvad). Vendors and reviews agree that some browsers intentional...
reduces measurable fingerprint uniqueness on mobile by combining aggressive API blocking and randomized outputs, yielding lower identifying data in tests and high scores on browser privacy suites comp...
is an Android-focused, privacy-hardened fork of that uses an explicit patch-management and build workflow to apply privacy and security changes to upstream Firefox source code . Public reporting and t...
Audited, open-source browsers with regular security updates and enterprise support do exist: Mozilla Firefox (including Firefox for Enterprise/ESR) is open-source, receives regular audits/patches and ...
DuckDuckGo positions itself as a privacy-first search engine and browser that “doesn’t save search queries or create user profiles,” blocks third‑party trackers and shows non‑targeted ads, while Googl...
No mainstream browser can promise “absolute ZERO” ties to any government, foreign or domestic; privacy tools reduce exposure but cannot create mathematical certainties, an industry consensus echoed in...
Independent, public security audits for Brave exist in CVE databases and vulnerability trackers; Brave appears in CVE aggregators . Firefox and hardened Firefox forks (LibreWolf/Arkenfox) have active ...