Privacy & Anti-Fingerprint
Max Browser
A privacy-first browser with no logging, anti-censorship features and blocking of big-tech monitoring and data brokers.
- Chromium
- Privacy
- Anti-censorship
- Tracker blocking
What was built
Max is a browser built around privacy as the whole product, not as an add-on. Its no-logging design means the browser itself does not keep a record of what a person visits, which changes how history, sync and diagnostics have to be built compared with a browser that logs by default. The anti-censorship work is aimed at reaching sites and services that would otherwise be blocked, while the blocking of big-tech monitoring and data brokers targets the tracking and profiling that happens independently of any single website's own trackers.
The engineering challenge
A 'no logs' claim is only as strong as what the browser records in the first place. Building it into a Chromium base means changing what gets written to disk and sent in telemetry, rather than adding a setting that clears history afterward — otherwise the underlying browser is still collecting data that a policy promises it won't.
Screenshots
Max on Android, with the built-in VPN. Image: Google Play listing. 
The Max privacy report. Image: Google Play listing.
Engineering scope and what shipped
- A no-logging privacy design
- Anti-censorship capabilities
- Blocking of big-tech monitoring and data brokers
About the product
Max is a private, Chromium-based browser with a built-in VPN, developed by DataBench Pty Ltd in Australia. Its website says it blocks ads, trackers, third-party cookies and fingerprinting, keeps no activity logs and signs users in without passwords.
It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
According to Max's website, the built-in VPN uses the WireGuard protocol and includes 2GB of free data every month, with paid top-ups or an unlimited plan available beyond that. The site describes its approach as no lock-ins and no introductory offers, and states that it doesn't need a user's information to function.
Source: maxpie.io. Checked September 2026; product details may have changed since.
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