The internet is a pretty shite place nowadays. It seems that almost every website wants to take all of your data and sell it to other people. The truth is... nothing can really, truly stop this, but you can do a pretty good job at trying to! This is a list of extensions that I use that mostly make your internet experience a LOT more private!
(If you want maximum privacy, use Firefox. If you want maximum-er privacy, use Mullvad Browser, which is Firefox-based.)
| EXTENSION NAME | WHAT IT DOES | PRICE | FIREFOX | CHROME | INTERNET EXPLORER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uBlock Origin | Blocks ads very well | Free | Yes | No (it worked too well) | Yes |
| Privacy Badger | Blocks trackers | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AdBlocker for YouTube | Blocks adverts on YouTube | Free | Yes | No | No |
| Port Authority | Blocks websites from using JavaScript to port scan your computer/network | Free | Yes | No | No |
| Consent-O-Matic | Automatically rejects all non-essential cookies on every website you visit. Annoying pop-ups no more! | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| ClearURLs | Gets rid of all of the tracking information on a URL before it is loaded | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| Decentraleyes | Protects against tracking | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| Return YouTube Dislike | Does what it says on the tin | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| SponsorBlock | Skips over YouTube sponsorships | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| DeArrow | Gets rid of clickbait on YouTube by changing the title and thumbnail of a video to describe what it actually is | A dollar (70p) | wip | wip | wip |
| Easy YouTube Video Downloader Express | Lets you download YouTube videos easily. Related page | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| ClearURLs | Gets rid of all of the tracking information on a URL before it is loaded | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| SoundFixer | I don't actually know | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| Ruffle | Brings black Flash because they got rid of it for some reason | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| Facebook Container | Stops Facebook from tracking you across the web | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| TikTok Container | Similar to Facebook Container but it stops TikTok trackers instead | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| Annotations Restored for YouTube | Brings back annotations on YouTube because they got rid of it for some reason | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| YouTube Redux | Brings back the old YouTube UI because they got rid of it for some reason | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| Don't Track Me Google | Stops Google from tracking you across the web | Free | wip | wip | wip |
| Lightweight X | Makes X use less data. This problem is bad on Firefox but okay on other browsers. | Free | wip | wip | wip |