Ask HN: Is there a browser I can pay for?

I'd recommend Firefox with a paid VPN instead. PIA is supposed to be good as a VPN (Private Internet Access), I personally use HOXX for free when I need one. NoScript + uBlock Origin + a VPN should leave you nearly 100% secure but if you wanna go full throttle Tor is an option.

I don't particularly like this answer but: Safari.

It's now back to running (legitimately...) only on Apple's hardware (there was a Windows version in the past, but it's long gone), so you are paying for it -- it's just that the price is rolled into the up-front purchase cost of the hardware.

Apple does seem at least somewhat thinking about privacy as a differentiating feature, and Safari has some explicit anti-tracking features.

Is it the perfect solution: no. But I'm starting to think seriously about using it as my desktop browser.

There is - https://ghostbrowser.com/

Not open source though if that matters to you.

I like the idea. I feel a lot better to pay monthly fee of something like $5 to not worry someone else is keeping me a diary I cannot look.

Brave?