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Firefox still has best-in-class privacy features: - Enhanced Tracking Protection isolates third-party cookies and site data into separate containers based on b

Firefox still has best-in-class privacy features: - Enhanced Tracking Protection isolates third-party cookies and site data into separate containers based on both the origin and the site you're currently on. It also blocks trackers. https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-protection/ https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-pr... - Fingerprinting Protection, originally developed for use in Tor Browser, prevents Firefox from disclosing some data that uniquely identifies you. This feature needs to be manually activated. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-against-fingerprinting https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-agai... - uBlock Origin works on Firefox on both desktop and Android. While Chrome will block an API used by uBlock Origin in 2023, Firefox will continue to support the API. (https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338 https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338) The current version of uBlock Origin does not support Safari.

ComradePhil 5y ago
Brave does all of that and it it's Chromium underneath so the websites will always work.
- commoner 5y ago
  Firefox has stronger extension support on Android, since Brave doesn't support any extensions on Android at all. On the desktop, Firefox's container tabs feature allows you to log into the same site with multiple accounts without needing to open a new window for each account.* Firefox's Gecko engine gives me no issues on the web. Brave is a better choice than Chrome and Safari, in my opinion. But Firefox still has some advantages. * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers
  - account42 5y ago
    > Firefox has stronger extension support on Android Whitelisted extensions are not extensions at all but optional browser features developed by third parties.
    - commoner 5y ago
      There's no difference. All extensions provide optional features for the browser. On Android, I would recommend Mull (a Firefox fork) over Firefox: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/ On Mull, you can install any compatible extension from https://addons.mozilla.org https://addons.mozilla.org even if it's not whitelisted.* But a whitelisted extension is no less of an extension than a non-whitelisted one. * Instructions (steps 1-3 not required): https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extensio...

ComradePhil 5y ago

Brave does all of that and it it's Chromium underneath so the websites will always work.

commoner 5y ago
Firefox has stronger extension support on Android, since Brave doesn't support any extensions on Android at all. On the desktop, Firefox's container tabs feature allows you to log into the same site with multiple accounts without needing to open a new window for each account.* Firefox's Gecko engine gives me no issues on the web. Brave is a better choice than Chrome and Safari, in my opinion. But Firefox still has some advantages. * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers
- account42 5y ago
  > Firefox has stronger extension support on Android Whitelisted extensions are not extensions at all but optional browser features developed by third parties.
  - commoner 5y ago
    There's no difference. All extensions provide optional features for the browser. On Android, I would recommend Mull (a Firefox fork) over Firefox: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/ On Mull, you can install any compatible extension from https://addons.mozilla.org https://addons.mozilla.org even if it's not whitelisted.* But a whitelisted extension is no less of an extension than a non-whitelisted one. * Instructions (steps 1-3 not required): https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extensio...