First of all, they are confusing privacy with security. The title of the blog post is “Best Private Browsers”, while the heading of their recommendation in the actual article is written as “Our Top 10 Secure Web Browser List” (permalinks have been broken for a while too).
While they acknowledge a “browser” like Puffin is a huge security and privacy risk as you are literally browsing internet using someone’s else computer, why is it listed then?
It is obvious that these blog posts are just SEO grab, just like with Proton.
I work in cybersecurity for a company specialising in this field, and it’s shocking how many colleagues couldn’t care less about their privacy, spouting the same rubbish as everyone else: “I’ve got nothing to hide.” It’s the same at Tuta, Proton, and others; the developers just do what they’re told, and that’s it. Those tasked with writing articles do so without any real in-depth knowledge. Just look at the blogs from Tuta or Proton where they list Telegram as one of the best alternatives to WhatsApp—absolutely bonkers. You can’t expect much from corporate blogs, even when it comes to privacy.
One would think that a company that strives to be the number one privacy service for email or any other category wouldn’t want their name on such articles that are spreading false information. But that’s just me…
You already said it, its just SEO grab, but tell me, who does look in the Blog of an excellent mail-provider for “best privacy browsers”? I think nobody does it, but its just filler for their blog.
I agree, I think it’s really just to do with garnering clicks for websites from quick searches. I think there may be some quota that writers have to reach? (On a side note, I wonder if blog writers for Privacy Guides have the same kind of quota.)
Pair this with the phenomena that companies sometimes copy each other unconsciously. Company A, B, and C releases blogs about privacy and security advice, so Company D feels compelled to do the same. There’s only so many things to talk about when you are hired only as a writer and not as someone who knows any practical privacy and security advice.
People who are searching for private browsers, but don’t know where to actually look. I searched for the same kind of things when I started my privacy journey, and it led to many bad choices unbeknownst to me. Really glad Privacy Guides is here to guide us.
It’s quite an issue when there are misinformed blogs releasing advice like this, but even more of a detriment when an authority (which an unknowledgeable person might view them as) to release this kind of stuff.
Maybe no one looks for it specifically, but if you’re looking for the best private browsers in a search and come upon a tuta page titled “Best Private Browsers,” and Tuta is a company that you trust and believe in because you already know that they take privacy and security seriously, you’re likely to go by their recommendations if you’re just an average user who is looking for a private browser.
Imo, if you’re just trying to fill a hole or meet some kind of quota and write about something, why not be honest and put recommendations out that are actually legit.
Otherwise, don’t write anything at all. It’s better than leading your followers in the wrong direction.
I don’t know if I would go that far, but I’m sick and tired of seeing Telegram and WhatsApp on Proton and Tuta’s recommendation list for messaging apps in the year of our Lord 2025. Even if it was at the bottom, which it never is, it’s a terrible recommendation. Pavel Durov is just as much a liar as is Mark Zuckerburg, but yet Telegram gets a soft pass from Proton and Tuta. Unacceptable.