<s>
Epic	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
privacy-centric	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hidden	B-Protocol
Reflex	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
software	O
product	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
Alok	O
Bhardwaj	O
,	O
using	O
Chromium	B-Language
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	B-Protocol
is	O
always	O
in	O
private	O
browsing	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
exiting	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
deletes	O
all	O
browser	B-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
's	O
developers	O
claim	O
that	O
Google	O
's	O
tracking	O
code	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
blocks	O
other	O
companies	O
from	O
tracking	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
features	O
for	O
Indian	O
users	O
specifically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
integrates	O
widgets	O
such	O
as	O
social	O
networking	O
,	O
chat	O
clients	O
,	O
and	O
email	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	B-Protocol
's	O
default	O
configuration	O
removes	O
session	B-Protocol
data	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
cookies	B-Application
,	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
cache	B-General_Concept
)	O
upon	O
closing	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
proxy	O
service	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
automatically	O
enabled	O
when	O
using	O
a	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
also	O
prefers	O
SSL	B-Protocol
connections	O
and	O
always	O
sends	O
a	O
Do	B-Protocol
Not	I-Protocol
Track	I-Protocol
header	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
cookies	B-Application
)	O
are	O
blocked	O
by	O
default	O
by	O
the	O
Epic	B-Protocol
browser	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
also	O
blocks	O
cryptocurrency	O
miners	O
from	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browsers	B-Application
 '	O
fingerprinting	B-Protocol
protection	O
blocks	O
access	O
to	O
image	O
canvas	O
,	O
font	O
canvas	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
context	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebRTC	B-Protocol
IP	B-Protocol
Address	I-Protocol
Leaking	O
is	O
also	O
blocked	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Epic	B-Protocol
Proxy	O
service	O
can	O
relay	O
connections	O
through	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
and	O
Singapore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
claims	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
encrypted	O
,	O
and	O
runs	O
DNS	B-Protocol
through	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supplementary	O
services	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Chromium	B-Language
browser	I-Language
that	O
send	O
data	O
to	O
external	O
servers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
address	O
bar	O
suggestion	O
and	O
installation	O
tracking	O
,	O
are	O
removed	O
in	O
Epic	B-Protocol
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
potential	O
data	O
leakage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
World	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
Epic	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
July	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
article	O
describes	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
claimed	O
by	O
Epic	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
blocking	O
of	O
ads	O
,	O
tracking	O
,	O
referrer	O
header	B-Protocol
data	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
fingerprint	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
proxy/VPN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Google	O
's	O
servers	O
are	O
not	O
used	O
,	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
auto-suggest	O
in	O
the	O
address	O
box	O
and	O
language	O
translation	O
are	O
either	O
handled	O
by	O
Epic	B-Protocol
locally	O
or	O
not	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
article	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
Epic	B-Protocol
FAQ	O
warns	O
users	O
not	O
to	O
sign	O
into	O
their	O
Gmail	O
account	O
:	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
logged	O
into	O
Gmail	O
,	O
then	O
Google	O
can	O
track	O
your	O
searches	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
sites	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
Epic	B-Protocol
;	O
in	O
those	O
cases	O
the	O
IE	O
Tab	O
add-on	O
will	O
open	O
the	O
page	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
owner	O
Hidden	B-Protocol
Reflex	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
sustain	O
itself	O
,	O
perhaps	O
offering	O
premium	O
privacy	O
services	O
,	O
sponsors	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
tab	O
page	O
,	O
and	O
private	O
search	O
sponsors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Epic	B-Protocol
is	O
not	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
(	O
although	O
it	O
uses	O
open-source	B-Application
Chromium	B-Language
)	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
states	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
release	O
files	O
to	O
be	O
audited	O
.	O
</s>
