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What browser do yall use? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by dethada@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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,

Firefox based browser
- To help with browser monopoly
- I really like the sidebery extension
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.
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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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How up to date is that info about Brave? Because their default search is brave-search, not Google as claimed.

[–] JustMarkov@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not 100% up to date, of course, but for the most part, it still applies. And furthermore, trusting a company with that kind of reputation is definetely not a good idea.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What is their reputation? Genuinely asking, I’ve been ignoring Brave since ever, but lately I thought I should evaluate it for broken sites that depend on chromium.

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

[Brendan Eich, founder of Brave made a] 2008 donation of $1,000 to California Proposition 8, which called for the banning of same-sex marriage in California,[18]and donations in the amount of $2,100 to Proposition 8 supporter Tom McClintockbetween 2008 and 2010.

It also has optional ads to pay you in crypto. I view 99% of crypto as a scam btw

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

What the hell is wrong with tech bros and other people’s genitals? How hard is it not to be an asshole and leave people be?

Thanks for the info.

[–] TwilightKiddy@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

People who promote crypto are usually scammers (they also usually promote their own currency), but in general it's a very useful tool. Considering you have to give up an arm and a leg to use SWIFT nowadays, crypto offers a fast and cheap way to pay someone across the border. The price is that you need to know a thing or two about the technology, else you'll pay the same or even more than with traditional methods.

[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I saw crypto from home screen to settings. While anecdotal, that made them very difficult to trust.