• Haha@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I remember seeing a list saying Firefox was spyware too and to use brave fox instead? I have to do my research a bit when I’m back home

        • LWD@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          Brave Corp browser got caught installing a VPN profile on people’s computers without permission. Now that’s what I call crapware. Firefox is leagues better than that. But if you want even better, there’s also LibreWolf

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              1 year ago

              On iOS, everything is Safari on the inside. So your best bet is probably either Safari with ad blockers or, yes, still Brave

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          1 year ago

          The list was wrong. Of all the highly compatible well tested well supported browsers out there Firefox is definitely at the top of the list for being honest and safe.

          I use brave because I like its features, but The CEO is kind of an ass and they’re as likely to spy on you and sell your data as Google or Microsoft is.

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          1 year ago

          No, Firefox is basically the opposite of spyware. They do so much more than other browsers to protect your privacy.

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            1 year ago

            Oh yeah, that one list maintained by an employee of the Brave company. The one with like two dozen bullet points that are basically “is a moderately good ad blocker functioning”.

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                1 year ago

                Yeah, that’s the reason Librewolf looks so good on it. And I like Librewolf. But it seems like cheating, thanks to how rigged the website maintainer made it.