Chrome and Firefox - extensions to improve privacy & security

Internet is a boon for all of us. But did you know that you are being watched, followed and tracked on the world wide web. Millions of users become a victim of malicious activities that goes on round the clock on the internet.

The two most famous web browsers – Chrome and Firefox have some "all time great" add-ons that can protect your privacy and security on the Web to some extent.

Now, be warned that none of these are going to be completely foolproof. In fact, there’s is no completely safe way to use the Internet. But for most regular users, the protection that these extensions and tools offer will be enough as safeguards.

1. HTTPS Everywhere

One of the first extensions you should install in your browser is HTTPS Everywhere. This extension encrypts much of your web browsing and secures your privacy.
HTTPS is abbreviated for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure that adds security by encrypting all data to and fro from a websites.



Major e-mail provides, Social Networking Sites etc. use HTTPS as their default communication protocol to open up the data on web browser.
HTTPS Everywhere extension will automatically turn any HTTP link into an HTTPS link, encrypting the data and thus securing you.

2. DoNotTrackMe

Many search engines and websites keeps a track of your internet activities to sell ads. DoNotTrackMe (DNTM) is the best way to stop them from tracking your activities. This plugin will notify you when aweb page is trying to track you when you visit it.


Another cool feature of DoNotTrackMe is the email mask. Whenever you type your email in the provided box, the extension will ask if you want to mask it. The premium version of DoNotTrackMe for a price of $5 per month, will also provide a disposable mask for your phone number and your credit card.

3. Adblock Plus

"AdBlock" might strike you as an ad-on just to stop annoying ads. But it might astonish you to know the fact that this ad-on is one of the best and easiest way to stop worms, Trojans and other types of malware.



Adblock Plus relies upon MalwareDomains.com, which regularly updates the list of the domains on the internet attempts to cause harm to someones computer. This updated list can be subscribed to if you use Adblock Plus. Once subscribed for it Adblock Plus will now block and protect you from visiting the malicious website.

4. Disconnect Search

Search Engine giants like Google, Bing, yahoo, makes use of our internet activities to give us the best search results. But why should a user give over all such datas to the search engines.


A simple little extension called Disconnect Search will make the browser to use search engines without being tracked. This plugin lets you search privately using any search engine. The VPN technique Disconnect Search uses also thwarts your ISP from seeing your search terms.

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