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Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser

From	Marion <marion@facts.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.microsoft.windows
Subject	Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser
Date	2025-07-29 22:41 +0000
Organization	BWH Usenet Archive (https://usenet.blueworldhosting.com)
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:38:56 -0500, Allan Higdon wrote :


>>    hidemevpn 1.3.0_0
>>    Unblocks websites and hides your IP using hide.me proxy.
>>    <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hideme-proxy/ohjocgmpmlfahafbipehkhbaacoemojp>
>>
> 
> This extension did not work for me.
> With the default setting of Automatic, web sites won't display everything much of the time.
> That's only if it displays at all.
> Changing the setting to Netherlands was much better, but that setting does not stick.
> It reverts to Automatic after a few hours for whatever reason.
> 
> This problem did not happen when using it with Firefox.
> The Netherlands setting works as it should.

I feel your pain. 
I have a separate thread on the Firefox newsgroup for the same task.
 [Message-ID: <1061qe9$29dl$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>]

It's even harder to DIY a privacy browser on Mozilla than it is on
Chromium, mainly because an Ungoogled Chromium analog doesn't exist.

I've tried MullVad and LibreFox so far. 
But both have been a disaster.

Both *hate* the VPN.ME proxy like you can't believe.
They don't like me disabling OCSP in particular.
 security.OCSP.require = false
 security.OCSP.enabled = 0 (off)

Then I tried proxies instead of full-blown VPN extensions.
There are proxy extensions such as FoxyProxy which should help.

For two days I tried to get FoxyProxy to work with proxies, 
but I learned (the hard way) proxies are for coders only.
 [Message-ID: <10650vq$2ioi$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>]

A mere human can't keep up with how fast perfectly good proxies
will suddenly fail without warning. Only a robot can keep up.

Although I have yet to explore the Arkenfox project.
 <https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js>

Back to your problem, I don't like *any* VPN extenstion tested.
Not a single one.

The hardest extension to choose was the VPN extension.

I tried many before I ended up with Hide.ME VPN (& I'm not happy with it).
I also tried them on Mozilla-based browsers (e.g., Mullvad & LibreWolf).

It's not easy to get any VPN extension to work properly in a browser.
It's easier to get VPN to work *outside* the browser but not inside of it.

Since I was reproducing what Opera & Epic do, I needed a "no registration"
VPN extension - which makes success immensely more difficult to achieve.

Bear in mind I'm a privacy advocate. And a freeware advocate.
Put it together and it means I never register an account for *anything*.

And no, a "throwaway email address" is no longer a viable option simply
because even they require phone verification and/or a second email address.

Worse, "throwaway emails" almost never work for "registration" anyway.
Ask me how I know this (yes, even with protonvpn email addresses).

What we need is a *better* free no-registration VPN extension.
I tried a bunch. I won't recommend any, but Hide.ME worked best.

That's not saying much. I feel your pain. I believe your results.
What we need is for the team to help suggest a better VPN extension.

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Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-29 02:25 +0000
  Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-07-29 08:38 -0500
    Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-29 22:41 +0000
      Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-30 05:42 +0000
        Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-30 21:01 +0000
          Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-01 02:42 +0000
            Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-07 03:31 +0000
              Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-09 02:57 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-09 19:35 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-12 20:13 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-18 00:20 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-18 16:42 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-18 19:10 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-19 11:00 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-19 15:17 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-20 18:27 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-21 04:11 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-22 09:45 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-23 17:14 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-24 14:54 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-29 05:41 +0000
                Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-09-02 04:06 +0000

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