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Firefox is fully open source, does what I want it to. Syncs where I want it to if I choose to sync it. Allows me to run extensions on my Android device (Chrom
by JohnTHaller 10y ago
Firefox is fully open source, does what I want it to. Syncs where I want it to if I choose to sync it. Allows me to run extensions on my Android device (Chrome doesn't). Is more customizable. And it works better portably (not installed into ProgramFiles running from a USB device or synced cloud folder).
Chrome on Windows locks all your saved passwords, extensions, and extension settings to your current OS. If you upgrade to a new PC and copy your APPDATA over, Chrome will unceremoniously delete all your passwords and extension data with no warning.
Chrome on Windows also allows any website to download infected DLLs to the local machine's download directory without prompting. If you then download a trusted digitally signed installer and run it from that download directory, it'll use those infected DLLs unless it specifically hard codes their locations (newer versions of NSIS are safe from this, older versions of NSIS - which are much more common - are vulnerable).
IE and Edge... no thanks.