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Privacy Browsers and VPNs

The use of privacy-focused browsers and no-logs VPNs for protecting against various threats such as ad tracking, first-party profiling, and scripted trackers.

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Jan 15, 2026
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How much additional privacy does a VPN or Tor provide when used with private search engines like Brave Search or Startpage?

Using a private search engine like Brave Search or Startpage removes or limits search-provider logging and personalization, but does not by itself hide the network source of queries; adding a VPN mask...

Jan 14, 2026
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What are realistic threat models that require a no‑logs VPN versus just a privacy‑focused browser?

A privacy‑focused browser (with tracking protection, cookie control and anti‑fingerprinting measures) handles most everyday threats like ad tracking, first‑party profiling and scripted trackers on vis...