Browsers like Firefox and Tor offer some useful built-in settings for improving your data security and privacy. Here's what they do and how to set them up in a cinch., Give your online privacy a major boost by taking five minutes to adjust a few settings in Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge or Brave. Rae Hodge was a senior editor at CNET. She led CNET's coverage of, In this guide, I’ll share the security and privacy settings that I’ve been using for over five years. Also, stick with me until the end for advanced tips to fortify your browsing experience. While most of the settings are prioritized for Chrome, I’ve also included features available on other browsers., We don't have "Recommended Browser Settings" option on windows 11. I cannot change the settings below and we have not made any changes to the GPO, We have forced Google Chrome in File Associations in Windows 10, but it doesn't matter anyway because Edge is the default browser., By default, web browsers are not configured with the most secure setting. These settings must be changed by the user., This guide will break down the best and safest settings that you can activate for some significant web browsers. The first half will focus on the PC-centric web browsers and then go on to the MacOS browsers..