Browser alternatives

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As part of the effort to keep Internet content only selectively accessible, various browser alternatives - BRAVE and TOR - are available, which work via servers in different countries and thus keep filtered content from one country accessible.

Both browsers offer encrypted connections to various country-specific servers. Routing via different servers slows down page access, but this is bearable given the advantages, including the anonymization of surfing.

BRAVE browser

The Brave browser was first released in 2016. In addition to the above-mentioned features, the BRAVE browser also has integrated ad blocking functionality, saves bandwidth, blocks trackers (including across websites) and cookies, and offers protection against malware, phishing and bounce tracking.

Pages are accessed that are currently no longer accessible and this is also the case Error 404 acknowledge, BRAVE automatically starts the integrated Wayback Machine and tries to load archived content there.

It is also quite resource-efficient, which is effective when you have dozens of open websites/tabs, but it still responds quickly and has a low processor load.

TOR browser

The TOR browser, released in 2008, connects to the Internet via its own encrypted TOR (The Onion Router) network and thus allows completely anonymous surfing. It establishes connections via several intermediate servers. Here too, page loading slows down depending on the response times of the individual servers. The entire TOR network has existed since 2002 and has around 10,000 servers worldwide.

Attempts by states to block the TOR network usually failed after a relatively short time (CN excluded).

Download links

Both browsers can also be downloaded for the most common operating systems:

• Windows 64-bit – BRAVE – GOAL
• Windows 32-bit – BRAVE – GOAL
• Mac OS – BRAVE – GOAL
• Linux – BRAVE – GOAL
• Android – GOAL

The installation of each type of these two browser variants is self-explanatory and is automated.