Technology

PiHole+:

 * Firefox with uBO, Privacy possum, Sponsorblock as primary, BypassPaywallsClean
 * Brave with shields up and fingerprint resist for when I need chrome, with BypassPaywallsClean and privacy badger.

When a site blocks or is otherwise slow on FF, I use Brave. When a site is slow or blocks brave, I use FF. Brave really stays on top their YT ad blocking so they're a good fallback even if I'm selling my soul to them a bit.

I regularly blow away bookmarks in Brave and reimport from FF to keep all my browsers synced.

If a site doesn't work in FF, then it doesn't work in Brave, I'll open it in vanilla Edge to sanity check but I generally don't open edge otherwise.

Plain chromium with uBlock Origin, Sponsorblock and Return YouTube dislike.

Firefox(Desktop): Ublock origin, Clearurls, Sponsorblock for YouTube,Clickbait remover.

Edge. I simply disable what I don’t use.

And if a site has ads that I can’t ignore, I just close that browser tab.

Daily Driver - Vivaldi with any applicable EFF plugins and custom settings aimed at security and privacy.

2nd Daily Driver (usually on a separate screen) - Firefox configured with any applicable EFF plugins and settings put at the most restrictive and forgetful to facilitate privacy and security.

Mobile - Literally the same as above to the extent i have the ability to ^^

FF and uBO have been mentioned many times already, so I’ll say use encrypted DNS with blocking on your browser like Mullvad, Aha Blitz, or ControlD.

Just Firefox/Librewolf with uBlock Origin is enough. The more extensions you add, the larger the attack surface and chance of site breakage. A common mistake many do is to add multiple blockers on top of uBO which will decrease uBO's ability to defuse various anti-adblocks. This also includes addons like Privacy Badger, Ghostery, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, etc. uBO have good enough privacy protection enabled by default. If you want more, enable some other privacy filter lists. And if you know what you're doing, enable hard mode by blocking all 3rd party requests and JavaScript.

If you want to feel more secure when adding more extensions to your browser, then only use Firefox addons that are recommended by Mozilla. Those extensions have gone through a review process to make sure they don't contain anything malicious.

If you're like me and don't care about recommendations and being able to comment, then use Freetube with sponsorblock enabled.

Mobile and Laptop: Brave

Desktop: Firefox + uBlock + SponsorBlock (for youtube) + Consent-O-Matic + Tampermonkey w/ YouTube HD script (force 1080p resolution)

Mobile: Fennec (Firefox fork) + uBlock + Consent-O-Matic, for youtube I'm using NewPipe with Sponsorblock

Safari with 1Blocker, Adblock Pro, AdGuard, Consent-o-matic, Ghostery, and Vinegar

Android: Fennec Fdroid with ublock origin Works like a charm

Phone: firefox android with ublock origin, darkreader, privacy badger, ruffle, and search by image
Laptop: firefox linux with ublock origin, darkreader, privacy badger, ruffle, search by image, multi-account containers, and flagfox