Web browsers are awesome. They let you see all kinds of cool and interesting stuff, connect with interesting people, and are—whether we want it to be or not—a central part of daily life for most people. Mental Outlaw put it best: your operating system is just a bootloader for your web browser. There are a litany of concerns with web browsers, and if you found your way here, I don't have to go over those ad nauseam. Privacy is one thing, but cognitive warfare is another. When we've gotten to the point where even the FBI recommends an ad blocker for your browser, that's a good indicator of the state of things. But cybersecurity, like any other form of OPSEC, is always going to be a game of cat-and-mouse. Of course, not everyone needs to have as hardened a digital profile as a sysadmin or investigative journalist, but some amount of protection is good for anyone depending on their use case. Do I want to trust any of the Magnificent Seven with every last bit of my data? Not really. I'm…
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