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BROWSER EXTENSIONS TO USE

All this talk of extensions gone rogue might compel you to get rid of them altogether, but please don’t. Some of them) blocker. We favour uBlock Origin, but AdBlock Plus (which out of the box will provide a smoother browsing experience without breaking popular sites) is popular too. A close second on the essential extensions list is the EFF’s HTTPS Everywhere, which enforces HTTPS transfers, preserving privacy and preventing prying eyes from pilfering passwords. For extreme browsing security, NoScript (for Mozilla browsers) is your friend. This banishes JavaScript everywhere, allowing you to whitelist it piece by piece, or domain by domain. This is bundled with the , which is used by exactly the kind of people that repressive regimes target with malware.

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