> A zero-telemetry browser, especially one blocking ads and trackers by default like Orion, does not. With or without telemetry, any web browser interacts with

> A zero-telemetry browser, especially one blocking ads and trackers by default like Orion, does not. With or without telemetry, any web browser interacts with the numerous servers that host the content on the pages users load. A malicious closed source browser could alter its behavior in any number of ways while resisting detection. It can change the timing or content of requests to and responses from specific domains. It can manipulate content displayed to the user. It can alter the behavior of scripts. Importantly, it can do any of these things in extremely targeted situations, such as when the user's environment meets certain conditions. FOSS browsers don't have this concern because the source code can be verified to ensure that the browser doesn't manipulate its behavior in any situation. > As an average user, would you rather trust a browser with a business model where users pay for the product, or a browser depending on the world's largest ad and tracking network for revenue? The maintainers of the telemetry-free LibreWolf, Mull, and Ungoogled Chromium browsers don't depend on search engine revenue. An average user wouldn't see any problem with these forks, and an informed user would recognize their FOSS nature as an additional benefit that Orion could also gain should it become FOSS in the future.