I left a comment on GitHub that goes into how I achieved my current desires with Tor on Firefox and how it’d be awesome if my complicated setup got integrated into Brave Browser without the need for several browser extensions.
I’ve seen some arguments against including Tor in third party web browsers, which I’ll go into detail on why I disagree with those arguments:
- Only Tor Browser is “safe” from browser-fingerprinting: That may be true but protection againist tracking through browser fingerprinting is only ONE of the many benefits of Tor Browser. Has anyone making that arguement considered the fact that even if you use Tor with no other protections you still gain location privacy + privacy from your ISP spying on you.
- Cookie Tracking is possible: Of course it is and that still depends on your threat model. The majority of tracking can be blocked off with an ad/tracker blocker and the location privacy benefits of Tor. If you are very paranoid disable third party cookies and/or clear your cookies/caches regularly. Threat modeling is extremely important when deciding what to give up for stronger privacy and security protections.
- Work/School will get mad at me for using Tor: One don’t install software on computers you don’t own without permission. Two if you are on a work/school network maybe avoid using Tor. I got reprimanded by my high school’s IT Dept a few years ago for storing a copy of Tor Browser on their network drives - they asked that I only use Tor on the public network and not the internal network due to access to printers and other important stuff. It’s hard for IT to detect the usage of Tor to begin with though checks on computers they own is a good way for them to start. Bridges and plugable transports make it more difficult. They generally have good intentions though. If using Tor is against network policy then don’t use Tor.
- Accounts break anonymity of Tor: That’s very true, accounts made or accessed without Tor are no longer “anonymous” that said using your day to day accounts with Tor provides location privacy
Look forward to seeing more discussion on Tor in Brave Browser 