- Jan 26, 2020
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My exact point . Not many people are going to watch The Hated One . If Mozilla is going to preach about "privacy" why not for the average people who are venerable ..why only for the techies like The Hated One . Why create a hype if you cant deliver for us all . Why "about:config" . Why ?The first statement is very likely true, even though FF has moved a very few of these to its Options page.
The second may be true because of increased entropy, especially if you do the full gHacks mods. Even The Hated One admits FF default settings aren't good (his changes are only to built-in setting on Options page), but how many people even see his tweaking vids?
Chromium alternatives all demand at least some changes to default settings, even if they aren't hidden in chrome://flags, as in point #1 above. How many people even bother to look, let alone change settings like search engine, 3rd party cookie blocking, etc.?
This is likely the bottom line, because some degree of "privacy" at the browser level (limited at best to reducing the most basic, ordinary tracking methods) doesn't prevent the many other ways we're all tracked.
I'm sticking with Brave, which I find to have hit the sweet spot for built-in features amongst Chromium browsers.
Brave has a very good update schedule, also on Linux. They push out the new builds fast.I like Firefox but their JS engine feels slower than Chromium, using Brave I don't have slowdowns on Reddit or FB. Among the other Chromium browsers out there Brave cares more about Linux users by adding the video acceleration patches to their official builds.
I'd argue they do provide privacy settings for average people out of the box. Third-party cookies, social media trackers and fingerprinters are blocked by default, and all tracking content is blocked in private windows.Why doesn't Mozilla provide us with privacy settings out of the box for average people . Why hide behind "about:config" settings... if it's about privacy of the average Joe .
Yeah they switch to a (ad-)system without such cookiesGoogle is completely ending support for third party cookies before 2022.
Maybe firefox should have 1-3 modes like tor browser has safe, safer, safestI'd argue they do provide privacy settings for average people out of the box. Third-party cookies, social media trackers and fingerprinters are blocked by default, and all tracking content is blocked in private windows.
You can argue Mozilla should be blocking tracking content in all windows and activating various about:config settings to further boost Firefox's privacy chops, but enabling these settings is guaranteed to result in functionality breakage and would ultimately undermine the ability of the average person to use the browser.
They could but they'd still have to default to a mode the eliminates/minimises breakage, less they exclude the majority of people from using their browser. See the second paragraph I added to to my post above for explanation as to why (focuses on Tracking Protection but applies to other functionality breaking features too).Maybe firefox should have 1-3 modes like tor browser has safe, safer, safest
Firefox could have , basic, moderate, strict modes that are privacy/ security balanced modes
I downloaded Brave to try. I wish its devs offered the ability to customize Secure DNS over HTTPS like Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera offer. If they do this perhaps this will be the one that has it all?.I gave Firefox another try last week, I still dislike it, it's the last time I bother with it - I feel I am an enthusiast that really can't stand Firefox or its derivatives - Prefer Brave at this time to the rest
I'm giving it yet another try mostly due to the pandemic, but try as I might, it still just bugs me mostly due to its GUI and page loading. It does have some nice features, many of which are hidden. I'm still Brave though. (And don't any of you wise guys say any different! You know who you are!)I gave Firefox another try last week, I still dislike it,
Some of the latest Ungoogled Chromium builds do not have custom settings built-in for Secure DNS over HTTPS like the others. So if this feature indicates the latest trend to where browsers should be or are moving, which browser represents the best of breed?
Brave and ungoogled Chromium have the "Secure DNS lookups" flag. The UI switch in Edge, etc. is for convenience and is limited to the browser itself. There is no other difference in terms of DNS.I downloaded Brave to try. I wish its devs offered the ability to customize Secure DNS over HTTPS
Came across this by Avast: The Private Browser That Stops Tracking | Avast Secure Browser.I'm giving it yet another try mostly due to the pandemic, but try as I might, it still just bugs me mostly due to its GUI and page loading. It does have some nice features, many of which are hidden. I'm still Brave though. (And don't any of you wise guys say any different! You know who you are!)
Brave and ungoogled Chromium have the "Secure DNS lookups" flag. The UI switch in Edge, etc. is for convenience and is limited to the browser itself. There is no other difference in terms of DNS.
Browser choice is very personal but one available feature like DNS shouldn't be a deal-breaker.
Don't bother. It sounds like you're on the quest for the "perfect" browser. Just like with AVs, there are none.I wonder if it is just bells and whistles and not privacy or security conscious like Brave or the others?
Figured that. I agree with you. In the end, all about personal preference, and convenience.Don't bother. It sounds like you're on the quest for the "perfect" browser. Just like with AVs, there are none.
Avoid the pirate ship. Avast, AVG and CCleaner browsers are all identical.Came across this by Avast: The Private Browser That Stops Tracking | Avast Secure Browser.