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To: cba123

Free to you choices to help you.

Try Adblock Plus. Free for several common browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Opera, IE and Edge.

https://adblockplus.org

Separately, if you want to limit/eliminate the Google search trail and leave it cold, try Startpage. There are others too.

https://www.startpage.com

A recent secure browser alternative is “Brave” built by the person who designed Firefox after he left them. This one is relatively new, but has good potential and easy, intuitive interface.

https://brave.com/

Avast “free” Antivirus also offers Avast SafeZone Browser.

https://www.avast.com/en-us/index

Opera Browser.
Worth noting, the browser “Opera” includes a free Virtual Personal Network (VPN) built into the browser. This can be very beneficial to limit/eliminate unwanted viewing of your Internet connections especially important for on line banking or purchasing. I think of it like running water down a pipe that others cannot see except at both ends verses running water down an open trough for all to see, monitor, record and limit. As a side benefit, a VPN keeps the Internet provider/cable company from knowing you are streaming a video whereby they reduce your download speed accordingly over time.

http://www.opera.com

Another thought, consider rebooting your router and modem sometimes/periodically to change the temporary IP (I think this is the right term or close like dynamic) addressing to keep your IP provider from reducing your speeds and volume over time. I know one IT person who shuts his home one off for a couple days periodically to make sure the temp IP changes which helps keep others from sniffing etc. He just uses another source for a couple of days.

I hope this can help.


22 posted on 12/03/2016 7:07:24 PM PST by SetFree (American)
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To: SetFree
Opera was my preferred secondary browser for many years. I removed it when I heard it was being sold to China. Any word on whether this sale went through?
24 posted on 12/03/2016 7:10:56 PM PST by snarkpup (Socialism causes the worst people to become in charge, if they aren't already.)
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To: SetFree

there used to be something on the market called Black Ice. Used it for years and it blocked access from the outside to one’s IP address


29 posted on 12/03/2016 7:22:30 PM PST by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against whites. Beware.)
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