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Firefox is great, that is all (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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People ragging on the only viable browser solution we have... Firefox is rock solid, fast, tweakable, and keeps me as safe as any browser and my configs/habits can. I don't care if management eats babies.

I use it on debian with celenity phoenix and a few about:config tweaks, also tweak'd the theme a bit. Extensions: ublock origin, sponsorblock, localcdn, consent-o-matic, containers, keepassxc-browser, and sometimes jshelter.

web browsing: solved

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

It's the least worse we have but it's far from good. Security issues, AI, telemetry and so on.

You gave proof as well as you thought your have to modify about:config and use several add ons.
This should not be necessary except for Ublock and tool related add ons.

Calling something good and ignoring problems do not make something good.

Web browsing: Still torture

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    While I do know the general concerns about AI and telemetry use in Firefox, but can you shed some light on Security issue? Thanks.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Historically, Firefox has had fewer security measures than Chrome. For example, full tab isolation was only implemented recently in Firefox, many years after Chrome. MV3-only extentions in Chrome also reduce the attack surface from that perspective.

    The counterpoint to this is that there are much fewer users of Firefox, so it less attractive to try to exploit. Finding a vulnerability in Chrome is much more lucrative, since it has the potential to reach more targets.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    If I'm not mistaken then Chrome enabled Site isolation in 2019 and Firefox in 2021[1].

    MV3 itself is controversial[2] as it unfairly targets extensions that block ad - a major source of revenue for Alphabet.

    Alphabet has all the money in the world to make a browser as secure and as privacy friendly as possible. Their focus is only on "secure browser" part.

    Mozilla lacks of funding (in compare to Alphabet), but still mostly outdo Alphabet on the "privacy" aspect of browser. And, they play catching up game on security aspect of browser.

    1. https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/05/18/introducing-site-isolation-in-firefox/
    2. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-manifest-v3-adblockers/
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