cross-posted from: https://monero.town/post/422188

The Mullvad Browser is a privacy-focused web browser developed in collaboration with Mullvad VPN and the Tor Project. It aims to eliminate data collection and provide user-centric browsing services, ensuring online activity remains private and secure. The browser has the same fingerprinting protection as the Tor Browser, but connects to the internet without Tor Network or VPN instead. The Mullvad Browser provides anti-fingerprinting protections.

The idea is to provide one more alternative – beside the Tor Network – to browse the internet with more privacy. To get as many people as possible to fight the big data gathering of today. To free the internet from mass surveillance.

Here: >> mullvad browser official <<

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I keep Mullvad as my backup browser. It’s now the one I go to for any one-off link that I don’t want associated with my primary browser (Safari) or the one that I use as real-backup to check if a page isn’t working because of my various privacy extensions (Firefox). It’s primarily used to watch videos on the old site about once per week, as that’s the only part of Lemmy that’s still missing for me. Which is good, cause I blew way to much time on those videos.

    • ride@monero.townOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I think that’s a very good way to use Mullvad Browser: If you visit websites that you don’t know, or don’t want to get associated with. 👍

  • idelo@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    in which way is better than firefox with adblocker and anti fingerprinting? honest question

    • ride@monero.townOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      You can compare Mullvad Browser with your Firefox Browser. Just do a Fingerprint Test:

      coveryourtracks.eff.org

      Is your Firefox better? Does it hide more details about you? No.

      Your Firefox is likely very unique. So your settings and extensions appear to be special; let’s say you stick out of the others. Also your Screen-Size and if its a touchable screen and how much RAM your device has and so on… Mullvad Browser makes all users look much more like the same user - users are less identifiable.

      • Helldiver_M@kbin.social
        2·
        1 year ago

        If you’re doing a peer-to-peer (P2P) related activity, port forwarding is very important for improving speed or enabling the service at all. That’s because your router blocks incoming traffic from certain ports by default, ports that are used for a P2P connection. To get around this, you can ‘forward’ the specific port that is used for the P2P activity you’re using, letting your router know that the traffic you expect to see from a specific port is good to let through.

        You can simply leave port forwarding to your personal router, but if you want to stay anonymous while participating in P2P connections, then you’ll want to use a VPN service. If a VPN service doesn’t utilize port forwarding, then any P2P connections you use will either be straight up impossible, or very slow over the VPN. The P2P service you’re attempting to use needs to access a specific port on the VPN’s router, which needs forwarding to work properly. For example, you wanted to host a gaming server without giving away your actual IP address, then a VPN with port forwarding is desirable. The same can be said for torrenting.

        TL;DR: VPNS with port forwarding matter if you want to stay anonymous while using P2P services.

    • ride@monero.townOPEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      Yeah the Mullvad-VPN recently stopped port-forwarding. But this Browser is not a VPN product. Just use it without VPN or use an other VPN provider, if you want.

      • imgonnatrythis@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        Yes. Almost wonder if it’s a desperate attempt to stay relevant since many of us are jumping ship.