I Tested 5 "De-Googled" Browsers — Only One Actually Stopped the Telemetry

Is your "privacy browser" quietly leaking your data? In this video, we talk about what happened when I stopped trusting marketing pages and ran five popular "de-googled" browsers through a packet-by-packet network monitor to see which ones actually stopped the telemetry. With Chrome pushing Manifest V3 downstream to gut ad blockers and Google capturing massive amounts of user data, finding a secure alternative has never been more urgent. But as my traffic logs proved, some of the most recommended privacy tools are still phoning home. #DeGoogled #LibreWolf #BraveBrowser #UngoogledChromium #MullvadBrowser #TorBrowser #DataPrivacy #BrowserSecurity #FirefoxAlternative #ManifestV3 #Telemetry #NetworkMonitoring #TechNews2026 #cybersecurity [00:00] The Industry Contraction Nobody Expected [01:45] The 2019 Sanctions Backfire Story [03:15] Inside the HarmonyOS Laptop Launch [05:15] Breaking the Kernel: Overtaking Android & iOS [07:00] China's Unfair Ecosystem Advantage (WeChat & WPS Office) [08:45] The Xinchuang Government Mandates & Procurement Law [10:30] The Real Compatibility Wall (Adobe, CAD & App Gap) [12:15] Strategic Conclusion: Digital Sovereignty & Global Desktop Outlook