Thank you for the guidance (I really mean it, as I wasn’t expecting someone to reply, especially since I’ve never been in any online forum, let alone a privacy focused forum 
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I really appreciate the fifth suggestion, as even though I use Fennec as my default browser with uBlock Origin installed, I never thought of installing Proton VPN—it seems so obvious now .
After re-reading my message and your reply, I realized that I explained things poorly 
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- I was using Edge for a long period mainly because of its dual Sidebar feature. I didn’t realize how important it was to me until I tried switching to another browser, but no other browser has a dual sidebar that works as smoothly as Edge’s.
P.S. I don't use Brave due to its desktop UI ( although i use it on my older laptop )
So, I had a question: Is there a specific reason you suggested Brave to me? Since I started seeking alternatives more aggressively due to the MV3 issue, I know Brave says they will support MV2 as long as they can thus allowing to use on Ubo it for longer. It seems natural to me to find a new browser and get used to it instead of wait till the time . What do you suggest doing after June? or am i missing an imp piece of info here 
P.S. All my friends use Brave, but I use Zen (and once used Arc) mainly cuz for productivity. I love all the features like better containerization, workspaces, sleek UI, and customisability. The only issue I have with Zen is that it consumes a lot of memory, but it’s a trade-off I’m willing to accept, hoping it gets resolved in the future. ( and the absence of perplexity extension which i heavily rely on for daily web browsing )
i have been on this digital privacy path for over a year so there are a lot of thing ihave done but never documented it so i was thinking of sharing it in parts over week to get opinions of community and improve , so really looking forward to it 
And Yes i read your reply on others post and they were quite insightful , especially the strongphase.net , i know for sure i am gonna use it so often as i was looking for something like this for so long ( no wonder you are the Guidance Counselor )