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Ask HN: What Linux web browser do you use and why?
- jerheinze 9y agoTor Browser Sandbox. Why? Using Tor is a must, and the most secure way to do so is to use the Tor Browser Sandbox.
- Freak_NL 9y ago> Using Tor is a must […] For you specifically or generally speaking?
- jerheinze 9y ago> For you specifically or generally speaking? Generally (excluding if it is censored and/or dangerous to use it in some country) since the more people use it the more noise there is and thus the better the anonymity and privacy for everyone else.
- rchard2scout 9y agoChromium, because I'm used to Google Chrome and I like Google to keep track of everything for me. I've switched between Chrome and Chromium a few times, but I've found that Chromium works just a bit better on my system (Ubuntu 17.04).
- jerheinze 9y ago> I like Google to keep track of everything for me. So you don't care about your privacy?
- rfz 9y agoCertainly the first I've heard of anyone using Chromium while still connecting it to all of Google's services. I always assumed people used it to get away from that.
- rfz 9y agoI've recently moved back to Chromium after giving way too many other browsers a go, because it just works. I'm not at all into the idea of being a part of Google's ecosystem, but it seems to work more smoothly with my extensions (uMatrix, Privacy Badger, HTTPS Everywhere, etc) than Firefox. Mostly just want to see what else is out there.
- Freak_NL 9y agoFirefox. It's a good browser; developer-friendly, free software, extensible (ad-blockers and privacy tools are a must), modern, and fast. It is also the only browser with significant market share that exists primarily to serve its users, not its vendor. As someone who feels strongly about preserving the open nature of the internet, I find it important that a strong independent browser balances out the corporate browsers (most notably Chrome/Chromium, Safari, and Edge).