Using firefox but concerned now

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Edit 2/28: It seems there is no general consensus if we should switch and/or to what.

  • bubbalouie@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Firefox because I don’t fuck around. ublock origin, betterfox, and nextdns. My config ensures there is that one site I need to use ungoogled-chromium for, once a month.

  • boydster@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Been moving over to LibreWolf and I’m pretty happy with it so far. I added NoScript and CanvasBlocker extensions, along with my password manager, and I’m getting settled in with it now.

    • N.E.P.T.R@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      The fingerprint protections in Librewolf already protect against canvas fingerprinting. You actually make ourself stand out even mkre by using it. Even with RFP disable, ETP still protects against canvas fingerprinting.

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    2 months ago

    I was thinking of switching to one of the Firefox forks but have only tried Waterfox so far and not super impressed. I guess Firefox is the best out of the bad bunch until I find an alternative I like.

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          2 months ago

          Ah fair enough, can’t argue with personal preference.
          You sure you weren’t using waterfox classic though? That has a more dated UI than the current version.

          I personally use librewolf anyway, but waterfox is still a pretty decent step up from Firefox, privacy-wise.

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    2 months ago

    I’m a very recent linux convert, coming from windows where I was using Vivaldi and I quite like it. But… are there reasons to switch to something else?

  • unalivejoy@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Everything is just a skin of either Chrome or Firefox. Until recently, all browser on iPhone were a skin of Safari. Ladybird is the exception.

  • drwankingstein@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Ungoogled chromium. It’s faster then firefox in nearly everything I test, doesn’t have stupid issues like not rendering gradients properly.

    I use firefox on my desktop for one single reason, and that’s because there is literally nothing for chromium, that is remotely close to simple tab groups.

  • RecipeForHate1@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    I moved to LibreWolf back when Mozilla announced AI features

    I appreciate its privacy-focused approach

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    2 months ago

    I use Floorp, it’s balanced well between looks and privacy, you can’t even enable data collection if you wanted to

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    2 months ago

    i’ve been using firefox and its predecessors since the very beginning, all the way back to pre-release navigator.

    i do have (and have always had) other browsers installed (using ‘portable’ installations of them, mostly, these days). currently those include vivaldi, opera, librewolf and waterfox. at least one of which is added along side firefox on each desktop (most often also with a firefox dev edition). these are mostly for testing but also to separate specific online tasks into their own browser. the chromium-based ones are used for very specific things requiring addons that don’t work well or at all with firefox.

    unless i need to in order to assist a client, i do not use chrome as provided by google, and i do not use edge from microsoft except for its primary function: downloading another browser when i don’t have a flash drive handy with its installer already downloaded and saved to it.

    having actually read the policy documents in question and considering the intent and purpose of the changes that mozilla is making, i have no plans on changing my primary browser.

  • enemenemu@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Mostly fennec (firefox) on android but there are concerning news every half year about firefox. No idea how long I can withstand.

    Vanadium is my alternative but it has no (good) browser tab overview (list instead of huge squares). And bottom navigation is sub par as well. Brave would be better in that regard but vanadium is rock solid.

    As soon as firefox drops ublock, I’m out. For me, that day is still far away, but I guess it’s inevitable. You can’t trust firefox not chaning their path anymore. :'( .

  • MTK@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Ungoogled chromium, sadly FF has been getting worse over the years (partially because it is getting worse and partially because web developers happen to ignore it’s existence) also Chromium has superior security.

    I’m hopeful about the future of ladybird but it will take a long time until it is a possible daily driver.

    • irreticent@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      Chromium has superior security

      I hadn’t heard that before. Do you have a source that I can read up more on it?