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> What privacy has the average Joe user gained by switching to Firefox? None. They’re still using Google Search and (most likely) other Google products. I don'
by askmike 7y ago
> What privacy has the average Joe user gained by switching to Firefox? None. They’re still using Google Search and (most likely) other Google products.
I don't agree with this part. Though the bigger point is that not using Google as a default engine is very user hostile - as everyone is using Google. Of course this isn't ideal from a privacy perspective. But setting it to something else will only frustrate most common users. When I think Microsoft Edge I think Bing - and I don't like Bing.
- pacavaca 7y agoDuckduckgo is fine for like 80-85% of searches I do, but there are areas where Google is unbeatable (unbeaten?) yet
- askmike 7y agoIt's not for everyone I talk to he doesn't really value privacy that much (but still dislikes Chrome for some reason).
- zzo38computer 7y agoMy own opinion is that no default search engine needs to be set.
- askmike 7y agoUser hostile as well I think. I think the expectation that you can just type something in the address bar and have it search the internet is quite normal.
- zzo38computer 7y agoMaybe, although still I don't like it. If I enter anything in the address bar which is not a complete absolute URL, I would want it to be interpreted as a relative URL.