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🔗 Browsers

Network Pro Strategies (Network Pro™)
Last Updated: November 19, 2025

Privacy-focused browsers aim to reduce tracking, fingerprinting, and data collection while maintaining compatibility with modern websites. Options like Firefox (with hardened settings), Brave, and Mullvad Browser prioritize user anonymity, block intrusive ads and scripts, and offer greater control over online activity compared to mainstream browsers.

 

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Firefox

firefox Firefox 🇺🇸 US 👑 ⭐ ❤️ and its FOSS version: Fennec Repo 🌎 👑 ⭐ ❤

  • We highly recommend using FFUpdater GitHub to install and manage privacy-centric browsers on mobile.

Reality Check

There's a misconception that in order for Firefox to be useable, it requires lots of changes and extensions. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, there are only a handful of truly useful extensions (uBlock Origin, CanvasBlocker, etc.).

For example, Firefox is no more complicated to set up and configure than Brave. However, if you feel you need a guide, you may want to review the following resources:

Firefox user.js Mods

Firefox user.js mods typically consist of a user.js file, a prefs.js file, or both. The user.js file is a user-defined configuration script that enforces specific settings each time the browser starts, allowing users to create a highly customized, secure, and private browsing environment without manually navigating Firefox’s settings or about:config.

Betterfox 🌎 ⭐ ❤️ ❤

  • Removes much of the uncertainty and ambiguity involved with crafting a custom user.js file.
  • This project consists of the best parts of arkenfox and similar projects without the complexity.

Firefox Profilemaker

  • A very simple, straightforward tool for creating a custom prefs.js file (similar in function to user.js).
  • If you don't mind spending a little more time setting things up, Betterfox is a significant upgrade and allows for more customization.

arkenfox

  • The original user.js modification project. While highly functional, this is only recommended for extremely advanced users.
  • For a visual overview, an arkenfox GUI is also available.

Firefox Forks

Coming Soon!

  • LibreWolf
  • Zen Browser

Chromium

Brave Browser Brave GitHub 🇺🇸 US 👑 ⭐ (How to Harden Brave Browser)

  • Harden Brave Browser before using it!
  • Brave can be installed using FFUpdater GitHub on mobile.
  • See caveat.

Cromite Cromite 🌎

  • If you want a Chrome interface, you may like Cromite. Similarly to Brave, it offers fairly robust privacy features, including Adblock Plus.
  • Can be installed on mobile with FFUpdater GitHub.
  • See caveat.

 

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Chromium Notice

🚫 If possible, avoid using Chrome at all costs. Let your family and friends know that there are better alternatives. We recommend you let them try Cromite, as it looks very similar.

Bear in mind that by utilizing Chromium-based browsers, such as Cromite and Brave, you're choosing to perpetuate Google's domination of the browser market, as well as aiding in the further proliferation of the Chromium framework.

Cromite and Brave will significantly improve your security and better safeguard your privacy, but these browsers are, sadly, fruit of the poisonous tree. As such, you are strongly urged to utilize Firefox or its FOSS fork, Fennec.