Privacy Redirect for Firefox

Privacy Redirect is a marvelous browser add-on. With increased concern about privacy, a lot of data leaks, or misuse of users' personal information (done by different entities that have access to your data), users of all ages tend to become more aware and responsible for their online actions.

This extension will help you protect your privacy by offering viable alternatives to online, mainstream utilities such as YouTube, Instagram, Google Maps, and Twitter.

All the redirects performed by this utility can quickly be enabled or disabled, for each website, from the extension's dropdown menu. For Google Maps, the extension opens a new OpenStreetMap instance. This is a service that provides similar options to the ones offered by Google Maps; the difference is that OpenStreetMap is free and open-source. Moreover, their data is public and not held by any private organization.

When it comes to social networks, the Firefox add-on enables quick access to ad-free services services. Instagram's alternative, used by Privacy Redirect, is Bibliogram; it is a website that takes information from a public Instagram account and makes it available (for download as well) without displaying any ads.

Regarding Twitter, Privacy Redirect will send users to a Nitter's page — a free, open-source service that acts as a Twitter alternative front-end. Moreover, while using Nitter, you prevent IP tracking or Javascript fingerprint identification done by Twitter.

Finally, for YouTube, Privacy Redirect will send you on Invidious. This is a website (plus a downloadable and compilable resource, given the fact it is open-source) that acts as a YouTube alternative interface that allows seeing the YouTube content without ads and without Google tracking.

Privacy Redirect is a free instrument. The multi-purpose add-on is available for both Firefox and Chrome users. It is an extra-lightweight browser enhancer that offers simple commands, plus additional extras and customizations for users in need of personalizing their tools.

You can change the extension's theme, configure your redirects, or add and edit exceptions. Regarding this, you can enter a URL or a RegEx expression for initiating a request that cancels a certain redirect. At the same time, for Invidious, the YouTube alternative, you can define the video-playing defaults (e.g video quality, automatic playing, or the style of the player).

All things considered, if you are concerned about your privacy or if you are just curious about Privacy Redirect's alternatives, download it and check its options. A great thing is that you can opt for using only some redirects and still access other original websites.