How to browse anonymously

Your queries are the richest signal you emit. Move to an engine that keeps no query logs and builds no profile before you touch anything else - it is the highest-impact change and takes thirty seconds.

Use a reputable no-logs VPN for daily browsing, or Tor when you need stronger separation and can accept the speed cost. Without this step every site you touch still knows your city and provider.

A logged-in account overrides every other protection. Keep a separate browser or profile for accounts and never research sensitive topics inside it.

Plain DNS leaks the name of every site you visit to your network, even over HTTPS. Enable DNS-over-HTTPS in your browser or at the operating-system level.

• -Block third-party cookies in your browser settings.
• -Add a content blocker that also blocks trackers, not just visible ads.
• -Disable ad personalisation in the accounts you keep.

• -Keep the browser window at a common size instead of maximising oddly.
• -Avoid piling on unusual extensions - each one narrows the crowd you hide in.
• -Deny location, microphone and camera by default; grant per site when needed.

The last exposure is the screen itself and whatever is left in storage. Finish each research session by wiping it. DeepIncognito makes this the default: results are temporary, sessions auto-destruct after inactivity, and one tap dissolves everything visible.