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
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.
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”.
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.
But the article is total garbage, Firefox is totally fine to use. If you want something better, check out LibreWolf, it removes the telemetry, Sponsored sites, Pocket, etc. and adds privacy features. It also comes with uBlock Origin preinstalled. They even have an official Lemmy community: !librewolf@lemmy.ml
Firefox
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
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
Thanks :) what about on mobile? I’m using safari
On iOS, everything is Safari on the inside. So your best bet is probably either Safari with ad blockers or, yes, still Brave
I don’t like Brave, but it’s probably the best option on iOS. Browsers on iOS suck in general though, on Android we have awesome options like Mull
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.
It was posted here yeah I don’t know if you remember it
Was that a list put together by Brave?
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”.
Which is only true if you don’t install ublock, too
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.
I don’t remember :( it was on Lemmy
No, Firefox is basically the opposite of spyware. They do so much more than other browsers to protect your privacy.
It’s not
You probably mean this one: https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/firefox
But the article is total garbage, Firefox is totally fine to use. If you want something better, check out LibreWolf, it removes the telemetry, Sponsored sites, Pocket, etc. and adds privacy features. It also comes with uBlock Origin preinstalled. They even have an official Lemmy community: !librewolf@lemmy.ml