Best of Privacy — July 2026

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    FireDragon Browser Swoops in With New Wings

    FireDragon v13, the default browser on Garuda Linux, has been rewritten from scratch with a new codebase replacing its previous Floorp base. Key changes include DuckDuckGo as the default search engine with an expanded privacy-focused search list, a new Welcome dialog with one-click toggles for settings normally buried in about:config, TLS 0-RTT enabled by default for lower latency, XDG Base Directory support, and a trimmed default extension set (only uBlock Origin and Flagfox remain). A hands-on look reveals some rough edges: a title bar that can't be hidden and a system dark mode theming bug affecting websites. Available via Flathub, AUR, and GitLab for Windows/macOS users.

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    EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: “Our children lose out”

    The EU Parliament has allowed Chat Control 1.0 to pass despite a majority of voting MEPs opposing it (314 against, 276 in favor), because the rejection motion failed to reach the required absolute majority of 361 votes. This reinstates warrantless mass scanning of private unencrypted messages on platforms like Instagram, Discord, Gmail, and iCloud until 2028. End-to-end encrypted services like WhatsApp remain exempt. Critics including civil rights activist Patrick Breyer and abuse survivors argue the measure is ineffective, generates massive false-positive rates (48% of alerts not criminally relevant, 99% of Meta reports being previously known material), and undermines the privacy that survivors rely on. Negotiations for a permanent 'Chat Control 2.0' regulation resume in September, with the core dispute being targeted vs. suspicionless scanning.

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    Avatar of phProduct Hunt·7w

    CodeUtilityKit: 100+ private developer tools that run in your browser

    CodeUtilityKit is a free collection of 100+ browser-based developer utilities covering everyday tasks like JSON formatting, JWT decoding, Base64 encoding/decoding, SHA256 generation, CSV/JSON conversion, password generation, UUID generation, regex testing, QR code generation, and timestamp conversion. All tools run locally in the browser, ensuring sensitive data like API keys, tokens, and passwords never leave the user's device.

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    Tails 7.10

    Tails 7.10 is released with a new GNOME-based shutdown procedure that better prevents data loss by prompting users to save open documents before shutting down, with a 60-second automatic fallback. The default video player has been switched from GNOME Videos to Celluloid, which is network-isolated for security. Tor Browser is updated to 15.0.19, and firmware packages have been updated for improved hardware support including graphics and Wi-Fi.

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    Brave Says This is Not a Privacy Feature, But Using Containers Has Its Perks

    Brave Browser 1.92 introduces built-in Containers, a feature that isolates cookies and site data per tab. Four default categories (Personal, Work, Social, School) ship out of the box, and users can create custom ones with their own names, colors, and icons. A temporary container option is also available via right-click for quick, unnamed isolation sessions. The feature is rolling out gradually, but users on 1.92 can force-enable it via brave://flags. Brave acknowledges the concept originates from Mozilla's 2015 contextual identity project, which Firefox has offered for years.

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    Bklit Analytics

    Bklit Analytics is an open-source analytics platform aimed at developers who need simple, privacy-conscious tracking for websites and apps without the overhead of enterprise-grade tools. It is now listed on All Shadcn, a directory of shadcn-compatible tools.

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