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Cake Secure Browser

Tuddles

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I enjoy this thread with numerous Internet whizzes as a team! You Professors just gave me an assignment do keep me busy for a while and select whichever will work best for me. Thank you!
 

Srhsrh

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One of the reasons I switched to Cake was because I have my chrome synced between my laptop and phone. It's my own personal laptop, but I use it to demo things to my clients.

Nothing worse than going to amazon.com and as you type in Am... AmpReviews.net pops up :rolleyes:

Not to mention the dreaded typing x in the browser lol ... This eliminates all that stress for me.
You can shut that off, if you want. Or use multiple profiles.

I don't know anything about cake myself. Tor is ok as a browser but not perfect. There are people I do work for that are forced to use a specific browser, like chrome and we automate the cleanup of the cache.
 

Thumper

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I’m not IT smart.
Would using “private” tabs do the same?
No need to download anything
Depends on the browser. Private or incognito modes typically just clear cookies and your history when you exit them. However, I've noticed that chrome still integrates your past site visits in incognito.

It's more of a false sense of security.
However, I highly suggest using private tabs when using someone else's device to log into a personal account. This will insure that your credentials aren't in memory when you close the tabs.
 

krideynyc

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I'll admit the idea of using an unknown browser for certain activities is appealing. Most people, if they borrow your phone, will look for the common ones and ignore Cake. This allow you to keep those common ones sanitized with lots of history. Avoiding having to explain why your history is empty.
 

BillaBong

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Thank you. I must be screwed because I use Safari on iPhone and Chrome on laptop.
In Chrome (really your google account) you can set it to not store any search, browsing or any sort of history. Thus I can search for any amp on google maps on iphone and it disappears after I exit, I can also use Google maps for navigation
I keep my google phone hidden in utilities group so it is safe.
However I have to delete the entry from recent call list
Same goes if I use waze, it stores your dest history but then I use a nearby address so am relatively safe
 

BillaBong

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I'll admit the idea of using an unknown browser for certain activities is appealing. Most people, if they borrow your phone, will look for the common ones and ignore Cake. This allow you to keep those common ones sanitized with lots of history. Avoiding having to explain why your history is empty.
Its easy to justify why your history is empty..u simply dont want to share lot of info with merchants.
 

Srhsrh

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I'd never let anyone use my phone. If I did, I'd use containers to keep my truly personal stuff isolated. It's more than browser. It's certain contacts, photos, etc.
 

Bit

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I’m not IT smart.
Would using “private” tabs do the same?
No need to download anything
You have to figure out what you are trying to hide. Cookies will be cleared with Chrome/Edge in incognito/private mode.

The VPN connection protects your connection history as that is stored on your router and the gateways you pass through on the internet. With a VPN, the gateways, including your internet or cell provider, will only have a log of the connection to your VPN access point. Also make sure that you pick a VPN that doesn't store logs (Express, Nord, PIA, etc. - just google "no log vpn")

I recommend using a common separate browser like Firefox, when you want to mask your activities. It's not "the best" it is just easy, and you need to be consistent. You also want to hide in the crowd and not draw the question of "Why is he using TOR?" which is a marker for illicit activity. (TOR is better albeit much slower).

You can also avoid the Google and Microsoft search empire by using search sites like DuckDuckGo to avoid non-cookie-tracking (ID targeting).

If you are doing hard core evil, then please depart this site, and activate your Nord/TOR connection paid for with Bitcoins so we can remain safe without you.
 

Porkchop

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You have to figure out what you are trying to hide. Cookies will be cleared with Chrome/Edge in incognito/private mode.

The VPN connection protects your connection history as that is stored on your router and the gateways you pass through on the internet. With a VPN, the gateways, including your internet or cell provider, will only have a log of the connection to your VPN access point. Also make sure that you pick a VPN that doesn't store logs (Express, Nord, PIA, etc. - just google "no log vpn")

I recommend using a common separate browser like Firefox, when you want to mask your activities. It's not "the best" it is just easy, and you need to be consistent. You also want to hide in the crowd and not draw the question of "Why is he using TOR?" which is a marker for illicit activity. (TOR is better albeit much slower).

You can also avoid the Google and Microsoft search empire by using search sites like DuckDuckGo to avoid non-cookie-tracking (ID targeting).

If you are doing hard core evil, then please depart this site, and activate your Nord/TOR connection paid for with Bitcoins so we can remain safe without you.
The most evil I do is go on here and TNA.
Almost rated PG13.
Lol
 

Spa1123

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Depends on the browser. Private or incognito modes typically just clear cookies and your history when you exit them. However, I've noticed that chrome still integrates your past site visits in incognito.

It's more of a false sense of security.
However, I highly suggest using private tabs when using someone else's device to log into a personal account. This will insure that your credentials aren't in memory when you close the tabs.
First, good thread @Thumper! I've been using Chrome's "incognito" mode for a long time, and I think it's erasing history effectively upon exit. There's no filling in of the site's name when I start typing "A...M...P...R...." And no, I'm not getting spa recommendations from Google!

I recently installed TunnelBear and really like it. It's clearly effective, because Gmail refused my entry, thinking I'm an imposter. That usually happens only if I sign in from a new city. If I want to sign in to that email acct now, I have to turn off TunnelBear momentarily. While a slight pain, the on/off couldn't be easier.
 

Srhsrh

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The problem with chrome is that it reports your traffic into Google, and via profiling your device (simple things that any server can do), you can be identified to a reasonable degree of accuracy. So it is ok for making your phone "clean" but useless for hiding your identity from the mothership. I prefer to use TOR for everything, whether sexy work, or checking the weather. Like I said, I'm more worried about what Google knows, then about LE deciding I must be a bad guy because I use TOR and digging deeper there. They'd have trouble tracking TOR anyway.
 

Thumper

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The problem with chrome is that it reports your traffic into Google, and via profiling your device (simple things that any server can do), you can be identified to a reasonable degree of accuracy. So it is ok for making your phone "clean" but useless for hiding your identity from the mothership. I prefer to use TOR for everything, whether sexy work, or checking the weather. Like I said, I'm more worried about what Google knows, then about LE deciding I must be a bad guy because I use TOR and digging deeper there. They'd have trouble tracking TOR anyway.
I only use TOR when I need to buy kidneys and livers on the "dark web."

Jokes aside... does TOR store your passwords for you?
 

Srhsrh

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I only use TOR when I need to buy kidneys and livers on the "dark web."

Jokes aside... does TOR store your passwords for you?
Yes, although I dont consider it wise to do that. But as you might be able to tell, I'm an excessivly paranoid type about this stuff, because I've seen too much information stolen over the years.
 

Thumper

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Yes, although I dont consider it wise to do that. But as you might be able to tell, I'm an excessivly paranoid type about this stuff, because I've seen too much information stolen over the years.
I'm a security nut too, so much so that I don't know most of my passwords to sites like these, I just opt for the browser to generate a random password and store it. It's just easier that way.

I'd rather do that because no site has the same password attached to my email account, and also I hate entering passwords.
 

Srhsrh

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I'm a security nut too, so much so that I don't know most of my passwords to sites like these, I just opt for the browser to generate a random password and store it. It's just easier that way.

I'd rather do that because no site has the same password attached to my email account, and also I hate entering passwords.
I use a password manager too, but I keep it isolated from browsers. Part of the idea of using Tor, is to not modify your browser so it’s harder to fingerprint you.
 
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