If you are watching this without an ad blocker, your browser is an open door for data brokers. But at this point, uBlock Origin is just the bare minimum. In this video, I am sharing the 5 free and open source (FOSS) browser extensions I use to harden my system, poison data profiles, and actively fight back against the surveillance economy.
These are not just privacy tools. They are weapons for digital sovereignty. From confusing algorithms with active noise to blocking local network port scanning, this is how you take back control. No AI-generated fluff, just the real tools I run on my own own machines.
0:00 - The Bare Minimum is Not Enough0:29 - AdNauseam: Active Resistance & Poisoning Data1:17 - Port Authority: Hardening Your Network1:52 - Privacy Badger: Intelligent Defense2:16 - Consent-O-Matic: Killing Cookie Banners2:37 - ClearURLs: Sanitizing Your Links3:02 - Taking Back Your SovereigntyRESOURCES & PRIMARY SOURCES:
AdNauseam - Based on uBlock Origin, but clicks ads in the background to confuse tracking algorithms.
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adnauseam/
The Philosophy: https://vimeo.com/111943439
Source (Google Ban): https://adnauseam.io/free-adnauseam.html
Note: Banned from the Chrome Web Store for being too effective. Port Authority - Blocks websites from scanning your local network (LAN) and fingerprinting your devices. Essential for Proxmox/Homelab users.
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/port-authority
GitHub: https://github.com/ACK-J/Port_Authority
Privacy Badger - A heuristic blocker from the EFF that learns to spot trackers based on behavior, not just lists.
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17
Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/privacy-badger/pkehgijcmpdhfbdbbnkijodmdjhbjlgp
Consent-O-Matic - Automatically answers "No" to GDPR and cookie consent pop-ups.
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consent-o-matic/
Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/consent-o-matic/mdjildafknihdffpkfmmpnpoiajfjnjd?hl=en
ClearURLs - Strips tracking parameters from URLs before you share them.
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clearurls
Documentation: https://docs.clearurls.xyz/1.27.3/
GitHub: https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon
Relevant Context:
Why Chrome is killing uBlock Origin (Manifest V3): https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/wiki/About-Google-Chrome's-%22This-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported%22
TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT & SPECS:
Desktop: Debian 13 | i7-12700KF | RX 5700 XT | 64GB RAMHomelab: Proxmox VE | i7-8700K | RX 550 | 64GB RAMLaptop: Debian 13 | Thinkpad T14 Gen 1 | Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U | 48GB RAMMastodon: @[email protected]LinkStack: links.terminaltilt.comπ΅ SOUNDTRACK: Synthwave / Retrowave - Last Stop by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Source: β’ Synthwave / Retrowave - Last Stop // Royal...
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