Browsers
Firefox With uBlock Origin
Firefox is one of the few remaining non chromium based browsers and is a must for safely browsing the web due to it still using manifest v2, allowing the plugin uBlock Origin to work.
Ublock Origin is a wide spectrum content blocker, it is free and open source.
By default it blocks ads, trackers, malicious sites and popups. This extension is the bare minimum to keep your
browsing experience a safe and pleasant one, although out of the box it works fine for most,
I strongly recommend these additional settings:
A hardened Firefox with uBlock Origin built in. Librewolf aims to be as private an secure as possible, this is however at the cost of convenience. It will forget everything when you close the browser, has enhanced anti tracking and anti fingerprinting. Its security features are many and may cause issues with some websites.
A hardened browser based of firefox with built in VPN. You do not need to use the VPN to use the browser. It offers much of what LibreWolf does with perhaps even more security and privacy.