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Which makes me wonder... how is it any different? Firefox itself already has some features to protect your privacy. Why go through the trouble of creating a wh
by janandonly 5y ago
Which makes me wonder... how is it any different?
Firefox itself already has some features to protect your privacy. Why go through the trouble of creating a whole new browser where a combination of tweaks in settings and maybe a plugin for FF would yield similar results?
- moron4hire 5y agoDefaults matter. Like, a lot.
- KronisLV 5y agoAnd for many people, Firefox (or Chrome, or Edge) will be the default browser. Seeking out a different browser to use takes similar, if not greater effort than just installing uBlock Origin (or a similar extension, or a few) and possibly altering some browser settings. Plus, there's the issue of trust - how many people can vouch for a particular browser, or an extension? If a malicious piece of code would get into a niche browser or extension, how long would it take for someone to notice and bring that to the attention of the wider community? Would there even be such a community? Or maybe if they'd sell out and the product would change ownership? The more eyes there are looking at code and how it runs, the safer it is, or at least i'd argue so. Therefore, sticking with the popular options is probably better, in general. In this case, that would probably (hopefully) be Firefox with some addons.
- WolfeReader 5y agoA great many users won't install plug-ins or alter settings. They deserve privacy too. (This is why Brave is proving popular, when FireFox + uBlock Origin has offered the same benefits for longer.)