Using firefox but concerned now

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Edit 2/28: It seems there is no general consensus if we should switch and/or to what.

  • Captain Beyond@linkage.ds8.zone
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    45 minutes ago

    Librewolf mainly because that’s the Firefox-type browser that comes with my distro (IceCat is there too, but it’s based on ESR and not frequently updated).

  • nycki@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    I still use firefox despite their questionable leadership, for one major reason: it prevents Google from setting whatever web standards they want. Sites that aren’t standards compliant will usually still work in Chromium-based browsers, but they will break in Firefox, and then I can report the bugs.

  • COASTER1921@lemmy.ml
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    2 hours ago

    Starting yesterday unfortunately Chrome and not Firefox. I just need a working web browser and haven’t had the time to figure out what is wrong with my Firefox installation. I have no clue why but after updating to firefox 135 it eats up all my RAM (20GB+) and uses a significant amount of CPU while idle with only the process monitor tab open. Attempting to browse is unreasonably slow. Refreshing Firefox did nothing, despite now having a Firefox installation which isn’t logged into anything and has no extensions. So I figured that if I’m going to deal with a browser not logged into anything it might as well be Chrome for a bit until I can figure out what the problem is since that’s what all of the internet is designed to work with lately.

  • 𝚝𝚛𝚔@aussie.zone
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    3 hours ago

    Firefox. And Thunderbird. And donate to Mozilla.

    Don’t really see the point in using a fork that, by the time you boil it down, just takes Firefox’s work and then releases it later.

    I want a Google and Apple alternative and I’d rather support it at the top of the chain.

  • priapus@sh.itjust.works
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    4 hours ago

    Not sure what you mean by Zen being a skin. Its a fork in the same way Librewolf and Waterfox are forks.

  • Turturtley@aussie.zone
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    5 hours ago

    My issue is that while i am concerned about privacy, i’m more concerned with security patching. And none of these smaller browsers have the resources to turn around security fixes as quickly as firefox or chrome.

    Firefox is the least of the concerns as long as we have the config options to disable anything deemed not privacy-respecting.

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    8 hours ago

    I use firefox and am actively looking to change to something, potentially librewolf.

    Edit: just installed librewolf. it’s super clean and I’m glad I got it. replaced firefox almost instantly.

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    11 hours ago

    Still Firefox. Every time Mozilla does anything the entire privacy community goes insane. The terms of use they published seem entirely benign, and the only thing anyone can actually point to is the “direction being worrisome”. Well, I’ll get worried when they update the terms to be actually onerous. Everything even possibly annoying can be disabled, and it’s still the only browser engine offering competition against Chrome ruling the web.

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      9 hours ago

      I don’t see how you could find the terms not concerning and their removal of stating they don’t sell data

      • verdigris@lemmy.ml
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        4 hours ago

        What in the terms is concerning? They still have the bulk of the language in the old data privacy guarantee as well. This seems like they just got a more circumspect legal department who wants to cover their ass.

        It’s always been the case that Mozilla could decide to just make Firefox suck ass. Again, I’ll be worried when they actually change the terms to something unacceptable.

      • IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world
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        9 hours ago

        It’s easy you just don’t worry too much about it. Is this a completely dumbass, reality avoidant coping strategy? You be the judge

  • m4m4m4m4@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Falkon, because it’s fully integrated to KDE. Though I wish an actual Qt web browser running Gecko (or Servo, maybe one day) existed.

  • KammicRelief@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    I’m a very recent linux convert, coming from windows where I was using Vivaldi and I quite like it. But… are there reasons to switch to something else?