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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by dethada@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

I want to switch to a more privacy focused browser, would like to hear what yall use currently and why.

Edit: I’m currently using edge.

Edit: Thanks everyone for your input. I have decided to go with floorp (a firefox fork) with betterfox. Here's my decision process,

  1. Firefox based browser
    • To help with browser monopoly
    • I really like the sidebery extension
  2. I chose floorp instead of ff or other ff forks because of the ease of customization
    • I also tried zen browser but experienced a bug just from my short usage so I think it's not mature enough for me currently, but I do like the project.
  3. Betterfox + extensions for better privacy settings
    • Ublock Origin
    • ClearURLs
    • Decentraleyes

Did not choose to go with LibreWolf, Mullvad etc because I'm worried about site breakages.

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[-] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 122 points 2 years ago

I swear this question comes up everyday in Lemmy 😅.

Firefox, I just use Firefox because, it works, it has enough privacy measures, and everyone is looking at the codebase, something that cannot be said about most (if not all) forks.

[-] dethada@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago

Any issue with websites breaking? Since sites only care about chromium support nowadays

[-] wazzupdog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not op, but I've yet to encounter a website that doesn't work with Firefox. (In the last 5 years)

[-] refalo@programming.dev 19 points 2 years ago

there are plenty, you just don't happen to use them

[-] arthur@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago

Technically true

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[-] AZERTY@feddit.nl 10 points 2 years ago

I've had a couple sites break but idk if that's because of Firefox or because of my privacy add ons.

[-] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago

The only broken thing is very specific stuff like Slack calls. In fact, it's the only broken thing I've seen in a long while. Also fuck Slack.

[-] wulf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Vast majority of sites work for me (librewolf), but for the few that don't I also have Vivaldi installed

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[-] Tolstoy@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Firefox with a handful of extensions, same on phone.

Last time a site "needed" chromium based a user agent switch did the miracle...

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[-] nore@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just Firefox, I like the way it looks, and it's open source.

firefox on desktop: to keep away a browser monopoly for another day.

iceraven on mobile: more extensions.

[-] xnx@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 years ago

Zen browser. Its a browser that looks like arc browser but its based on Firefox and has tracking removed. Its really nice. They also have their own theme system to change how the browser looks and acts

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[-] LordeMostarda@lemmy.eco.br 15 points 2 years ago

Librewolf is pretty good, i like having privacy features out of the box

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

Firefox here

[-] inlandempire@jlai.lu 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Zen Browser, love the split view feature, and native vertical tabs !

https://zen-browser.app/

It's a Firefox fork btw

[-] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Firefox for most things, but I keep a copy of Vivaldi installed because sometimes my firefox setup breaks capcha.

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[-] arthur@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 years ago

Zen Browser since last week. Is a Firefox fork.

[-] Uncle_Abbie@lemmy.today 5 points 2 years ago

I love the split-screen feature.

For the unfamiliar, here's their home page: LINK

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[-] outerspace@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Firefox because of extensions on mobile, literally the only browser capable of that

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[-] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Librewolf for anything that does work, Brave for anything that works only on Chromium based, and Mullvad for all the crazy.

On Android it's Mull and Mulch.

[-] Lemongrab@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Instead of Mulch I would recommend Cromite. It is fully open source (free of proprietary dependencies unlike Brave and Mulch), has anti-fingerprinting (unlike Mulch), and has built-in ad-blocking. Browser comparison table made by the Developer of Mulch: https://divestos.org/pages/browsers

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[-] floppakid@feddit.org 9 points 2 years ago

Mullvad Browser when I'm on my Desktop, which is basically the Tor Browser but without the Tor network. The Mullvad Browser is instead designed to be used with a VPN.

Vanadium when I'm on my phone, which is is a hardened variant of Chromium providing enhanced privacy and security, similar to how GrapheneOS compares to AOSP.

And when I'm at work or using any other computer I try to mainly use Firefox.

[-] sma3in@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Librewolf. whatever you end up choosing, don't install brave

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[-] Extrasvhx9he@lemmy.today 9 points 2 years ago

Mull on mobile, mullvad and Firefox on desktop

[-] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago
[-] Sarothazrom@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Firefox with ublock origin for both desktop and mobile.

Those two programs alone block out like 75% of the annoyances and dangers of the modern internet. Near-complete removal of ads and a couple nice healthy adware and malware guards on top of that.

Add on a VPN and a few more Firefox extensions and I feel that I can browse the net anxiety-free.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 years ago

Edge isn't private so you have plenty of ways to improve

[-] privacydingus@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Firefox then additional hardening through arkenfox.js, minimal extensions - uBlock + Bitwarden.

[-] batcheck@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Firefox with Betterfox user script. Then from there is a bunch privacy focused/oriented extensions. I also harden my DNS with custom host files from StevenBlack. I also point all my devices to NextDNS as another catch and also to standardize things as I use NextDNS to manage my kids access to the world.

I do need to create a private VPN (of my own) still so my mobile devices can be setup behind StevenBlack host entries.

[-] N4CHEM@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Librewolf + uBlock Origin on desktop. Mull + uBlock Origin on mobile.

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[-] andylicious1337@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Hardened Firefox on my PC and Waterfox on my phone. Reason: mostly because I have been using Firefox for a long time and I want to stay away from Chromioum-based browsers (but not out of privacy concerns :) ).

[-] foster_hangdaan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Currently using Firefox but I'm also keeping an eye on Ladybird.

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[-] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 years ago
[-] EuCaue@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Just Firefox, and gnome web sometimes.

[-] troed@fedia.io 4 points 2 years ago

Firefox with plugins. If we want there to be anything but Chromium and Safari in the future it's simply what needs to be done. Forks of Firefox will disappear when Firefox does ...

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