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  • Firefox is a privacy-friendly alternative to Chrome, using its own browser engine (Gecko) and offering strong privacy protections compared to Chromium-based browsers.
  • Despite its benefits, Firefox relies on Google for funding, raising concerns about its future, and some recent privacy decisions have drawn criticism.
  • Switching from Chrome to Firefox is simple, and alternatives like Mullvad Browser offer even stronger privacy for those seeking more protection.
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[-] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 43 points 6 months ago

There's also arkenfox or librewolf

[-] finestnothing@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

I use librewolf (and have for a while) the extra privacy really isn't intrusive, there are some sites that don't work correctly, on it, but I just open up regular Firefox and throw the URL there if that's the case.

The only thing I don't like is how long it takes to build whenever there's an update. I only update it 1-2 times a month but it's still a 20-30 minute process each time

[-] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago

I switched to arkenfox since the librewolf package lagged a bit on arch and I didn't want to build myself. If sites really break bad (usually I can get around it by disabling some ublock settings), I just open a blank firefox profile

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 10 points 6 months ago

Arkenfox is not a browser, but a set of technical settings.

[-] FuryMaker@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Just out of interest, how do those browsers, and other forks, get funding? All voluntarily development or donations?

[-] paddythegeek@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago

See this relevant article on Firefox and Mozilla’s funding.

https://slrpnk.net/post/12621021

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 months ago
[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

That's....not really an answer to the question asked.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago

True but they don't need a ton of funding

[-] lnxtx@feddit.nl 5 points 6 months ago

arkenfox

arken what?

Oh, I see.

[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

That's great. Want to tell us more than their names?

[-] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago
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