I use several browsers, MSN, Chrome, FastStone and Copernicus. Is this wise?

Question

I like to hop around to each browser, so nada can keep tabs on me.
Do you think I am using the correct browsers and the correct amount to do so?
Thank you
I am new at this stuff.

Answer 1

Hi,



Use chrome with notscripts



Or



Firefox with no scripts



Privacy does not exist as all your traffic flows through your ISP and all the sites you visit log your IP the only way to have privacy is via a VPN service and that still has limited privacy as in if a gov agency gets a warrant that VPN provider will spill the beens (log files).



Asside from privacy though blocking scripts will severly increase safety and 3rd party data mining (big bucks)



Not a problem jumping around but in all honesty you only need 2 web browsers. IE for banking and well trusted sites like amazon, paypal, etc and firefox or chrome with a script blocker for everything else.



When you visit a new site when using noscript or notscript you will see multiple sites with script permissions blocked in the drop down menu for the script blocker. You need to trust some of them for a lot of sites to work. You will notice however that you do not need to trust all of them... The extras are adverts, data mining and other things.



Data mining is not necisarilly a bad thing as it gives site developers insite as to how to cater to clients in a more effective way. It also provides for better advertisements that more likely have something to do with you.



Also msn is just ie.

Answer 2

Using multiple browsers does little to protect privacy if you're visiting some of the same sites in different browsers. You would be better off using a single browser (or multiple browsers) & clearing your history / cache & cookies every hour or so from a privacy standpoint. If each different browser was configured to use a different proxy - then you'd get more in the way of privacy, at least concerning the websites you visit. The proxy owners would be able to see everything, though.



There's nothing wrong with using several browsers other than the potential for taking up more hard drive space, primarily due to the locally stored history / cache, which is mostly a non-issue with any computer bought in the last several years.

Answer 3

Its no unhealthy unwise. But since when is MSN a browser?



I dont understand why you need four. I only use Google Chrome. And i never heared of Faststone and Copernicus. But there is a bad side attached to using so much.



Every browser stores information on your computer, and sides using cookies too. This will be uncountable amount of text files. Browser history, preferences, bookmarks, passwords, preferences on certain sites and so on. And Chrome stores every letter you type somewhere on your PC, and sends it directly to Google INC so they can show sites when you type the adress of a site.



So using a high amount of browsers can make your pc fuller than needed, and even slow it down.