The Tor browser is based on Firefox, but it has been stripped down and specially calibrated to run on the Tor network.

As such, it knows precisely what sites you have visited, how long you spent browsing them, and what you clicked on (or almost clicked on).

Anyone who has access to your web browser can have a window into your income, your political leanings, and even your sexual preferences.

In this article, we explain how browsers capture so much information and which web browsers in 2019 are best at keeping your browsing history safe from data-hungry tech companies and advertisers Further reading: Easy steps to improve your internet privacy.

Similar to Google, advertisers and trackers want to record as much of your online browsing as possible.

The more data they have, the better they can show you ads specifically tailored to you.

The two tools they use to follow you around the Internet are device fingerprinting and cookies.

Your device share this information to optimize the websites you visit.

For example, websites want to know if youre using a laptop or a smartphone so that it can select the correct font size and screen resolution.

To see if your device has an easily identifiable fingerprint, check out the Electronic Frontier Foundations Panopticlick.

These cookies differentiate your browsers from others, like a nametag.

This is unfortunate because Google uses Chrome as a window to peer into every action you take online.

Unless you modify your Google privacy settings, Chrome records every site you visit so Google can serve you targeted ads.

A Washington Post article reported Chrome gathers roughly 11,000 trackers in an average week.

Do you want 11,000 pairs of eyes on you every time you do an Internet search.

Switching from Chrome to one of the following browsers can drastically reduce the amount of data you are inadvertently sharing as you browse the Internet.

However, unlike Chrome, Brave does not collect any data about your online activity.

Instead of forcing users to decide which plugins and browser extensions they should download, Brave comes fully equipped.

Brave also features Fingerprinting Protection in the browser.

Brave has introduced a system that allows you to reward creators and sites you visit directly.

Brave also has opt-in, privacy-preserving Brave Ads, and users who choose to view them earn 70 of the ad revenue, which they can then use to reward their favorite online creators.

Developed by Mozilla, the Firefox team has improved the browsers privacy protections in recent years.

They have introduced advanced anti-fingerprinting and Enhanced Tracking Protection features this year, both of which make it much more difficult for third-party trackers to follow you around the Internet.

However, there are numerous browser extensions that you can download that will prevent advertisers from getting your information or showing you ads.

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