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Firefox release notes: we improved the privacy of our browser
Chrome release notes: fuck you and fuck your fucking adblock
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Clarity is needed here. The California language that sparked all this is qualified with "about FakeSpot's products and services". Meaning it could simply be third-party services that they send their own emails through.
After reading their privacy policy, nothing jumps out at me that contradicts this.
To be clear, I'm not a fan of the extension's collection practices, but the down votes could be because this may be unwarranted fear.
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No idea why people use Brave when Firefox exists
Well, it said right there in the article that until today, Brave was that only browser that would truncate tracker tags when copying a URL to clipboard.
Moar browsers == moar innovation.
Interesting, in the past Brave injected their own affiliate links into URLs. That alone should tell you not to use it.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21283769/brave-browser-affiliate-links-crypto-privacy-ceo-apology
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Default Brave blocks ads more aggressively than default Firefox. Of course you can achieve that with Firefox + uBlock Origin, but add-ons are not available on iOS and iPad OS.
That's just my experience. I still use Firefox + Firefox Focus BTW. To block more aggressively, I also use VPN + Adguard Home.
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oooh the Copy Link without Site Tracking feature looks like it would be pretty useful
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Firefox's been killing it recently
Hopefully between Firefox's recent streak of good releases and Google majorly jumping the shark lately we'll see Chrome marketshare take a dive.
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Cloudflare says 4.7%. I trust them more with these statistics because
- they serve a significant chunk of the internet
- they collect data serverside and I'm pretty sure more people block tracking scripts than change their user agent
But yes, it's way too small
Eh, I'm ok with it being small. You get targeted by fewer exploits if you're using a browser that isn't high in market share. There's also less incentive to try to monetize their market share than when it's very popular.
Just crazy to me that Firefox is that low I really hope they can rebound. Chrome's strangehold on browser engines is bad for everyone.
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Thanks for the comprehensive write-up. It convinced me to migrate back to Firefox.
I was on Firefox (8 years ago), moved to Chrome (I liked the non-admin/transparent update feature and Websites didn't break like they did with ff), then moved to brave (basically chrome + more privacy), and now I'll go back the Firefox (I hope I won't encounter too many non-FF websites)
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It's a real shame industry doesn't embrace firefox. There's far too many things i rely on which only runs on chromium.
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Thank you old friend. Sorry I've been gone for so long.
TFW sense of superiority knowing I started using firefox since late 2000s and never once abandoned it.
Day is over. Didn't ship that day after all I guess
Is still on the ship. Will arrive shortly at your destination.
We need the TL;DR bot
Firefox is good privacy wise, but does not have sensible default. Also there have been times when mozilla have made not so promising statements.
For true privacy enthusiasts see
See
Agree, I recently checked further after seeing "sponsored" icons in my new tab page. Had to turn that off. I understand why it's on by default, it's just not congruent with privacy.
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Mozilla Foundation fronts Mozilla Corporation which is for-profit and brings in nearly a Billion in revenue.
Don't donate, do harden it.
To be fair, a lot of that money comes from google that pays to have google as search engine
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I know this won't affect LibreWolf immediately but can anyone speculate as to how or when the Firefox updates would affect LibreWolf, if at all?
I switched from FF to LW recently so I'm just curious what the relationship(s) might be.
ETA: Another question: How do I update LW without the LW updater? Uninstall and reinstall? Thanks!
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