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Mullvad Browser (no TOR, no VPN)
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this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2023
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If you think this is a good Browser, keep in mind:
Tor Browser Launcher Flatpak is the most secure Browser afaik.
For Firefox hardening, I made "Arkenfox softening"
Its an approach to download Arkenfox, change it to be usable as a normal browser without leaking more data in any way and automating that process.
Its best to use upstream Firefox, best as Flatpak (prove me wrong) and harden it using this well tested preset.
Its just a little crazy, thats why I read all of it and just change some settings, not reinvent the wheel
Mullvad Browser is Tor Browser without Tor. TorBrowser evolved over many years, with a very long track record and is recommended uncountable times all over the world. So, if you want the TorBrowser without all the Tor stuff: here is it.
FlatPak is not the as secure as everyone think it is.
I would be happy to find some sources comparing bubblewrap with native Firefox or Chromium sandbox. Because the Torbrowser flatpak is nearly completely isolated
I don't have that comparison but here are some resources that critics FlatPak's misleading security
https://hanako.codeberg.page/
https://flatkill.org/
https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2021/11/26/the-issue-with-flatpaks-permissions-model/
Okay nothing new, nothing about the actual bubblewrap sandbox afais.
Yes they often have bad permissions, but thats because otherwise they would break.
The process is converting standard apps to Flatpaks, by actually implementing PORTALS. Portals are a special file manager that can open files outside the sandbox and symlink it to the flatpaks internal storage. So you can grant access only to needed files.
The benefit of using a seperate app instead of custom configured hardening is that (1) your hardening auto updates and (2) you're less prone to fingerprinting. Also it's easier.
True. Thats why I currently use Librewolf. Not sure if my arkenfox script still works.
But Librewolf has some weird breakages, like Videocalls simply not working lol. Until I need that, I stick with it.