Online privacy continues to be an important issue for many Internet citizens, as awareness of spyware threats and the danger of identity theft increases. Personal privacy is also a growing concern.
Well now there are two new web browsers that claim to make your web surfing more secure.
Browzar - Those who wish to surf the web with a bit more privacy have another option to add to their tool bag, with the recently released (in beta form) web browser, whimsically named “Browzar.” Browzar is the brainchild of Ajaz Ahmed, who some years ago founded the Freeserve ISP in the UK.
Browzar’s primary selling point is that it is designed to leave no user footprints on the host computer. Any cookies that Browzar accepts are deleted at the end of the session. No cache files are kept, there is no browser history to scan, and the application has no form autocomplete feature. In short, Browzar is about as feature-free a browser as you are likely to come across. Also Browzar is based on Internet Explorer.
Torpark - A new web browser based on Firefox called Torpark aims to go even farther by integrating an anonymous proxy into the package.
Torpark has been released by a group called Hacktivismo, an organization whose aims are “to further the goals of human rights through technology.” The browser is a modified form of Portable Firefox, and as such can be run directly from a USB thumb drive, or any form of portable storage media (the browser comes in at a lightweight 7 MB), without having to go through an installation routine. When the user exits the browser, all personal data from that session is automatically deleted.
I cannot yet recommend either one, but have downloaded them both and will be testing them over the next week. Watch for further information soon.
