LibreWolf

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Welcome to the official community for LibreWolf.

LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. LibreWolf also aims to remove all the telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM. If you have any question please visit our FAQ first: https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/

To learn more or to download the browser visit the website: https://librewolf.net/

If you want to contribute head over to our Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/librewolf

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Firefox is just another US-corporate product with an 'open source' sticker on it. (media.mstdn.social)

submitted 4 months ago by Lokjo@mstdn.social to c/librewolf@lemmy.ml

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Firefox is just another US-corporate product with an 'open source' sticker on it.

Their version 128 update has auto checked a new little privacy breach setting.

If you still use a corporate browser, at least do some safety version! We mainly use @librewolf based on firefox. (yes, we know, a stable european or even non-US browser is still considered 'futuristic' in europe)

#eu #browser #firefox #meh

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[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (14 children)

You're going to be tracked regardless if this enabled or disabled. It doesn't matter what web browser you use.

[–] bobylein@troet.cafe 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@9tr6gyp3 @Lokjo

So what does this have to do with firefox setting it to enabled by default?

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

This is one of those features that should be ON by default. If its OFF by default, then this wont be adopted by advertisers, thus letting the internet continue down its dark, invasive, malicious path. Firefox is taking a chance here at making the entire internet better than it was before.

Those that are upset by this feature being enabled by default have the right to be upset about it. Totally fine with that, and I get it. I just think its also fine that Mozilla inconvenienced those people in order to push this. They could have communicated it more clearly than they did, but overall, this seems like a tool that I hope advertisers can get behind rather than the aggressive tracking methods they currently deploy.

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