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It's really hard to stick with Mozilla/Firefox due to things like these. I updated my FF yesterday and at this point I make sure to check the settings for sudd

It's really hard to stick with Mozilla/Firefox due to things like these. I updated my FF yesterday and at this point I make sure to check the settings for suddenly "opted-in" "features" I am not aware of. This one also was a big surprise. If I want to get screwed and sold to the advertisement industry by my browser vendor, I'd simply use Chrome. So please stop it, Firefox.

out-of-ideas 2y ago
https://librewolf.net/ https://librewolf.net/ - only a few tweaks to enable/disable to have sessions persist across quitting and re-opening but - as with any software updates, us users always suffer in having to re-check over all options to see what things changed on us (if we're lucky and get an option)
- zahma 2y ago
  I recently installed LibreWolf to separate online lives, but I remain ignorant of what actually distinguishes FF and LW. Also, to which tweaks were you referring?
  - mod50ack 2y ago
    LibreWolf is essentially a custom build of Firefox with stuff like this disabled or removed.
    - thomassmith65 2y ago
      What distinguishes LibreWolf from Waterfox? Other than not being available for Mac, obviously. edit: oops, there *is* a LibreWolf Mac port now
      - ohmyiv 2y ago
        It's been a minute since I've used Librewolf so maybe things changed, but I remember that not being able to sync between devices was the biggest difference. There wasn't an account login option in LW, but there is in Waterfox. Other than that, I dont remember any real differences. Waterfox has been fine for me because of the sync, but if you don't need account syncing, LW is fine.
  - out-of-ideas 2y ago
    sadly i do not remember them all: it was basically cleaning history + session on quit (or in my case my rebooting) - and my main profile i prefer to have tabs reopen ect
blibble 2y ago
> So please stop it, Firefox. with this acquisition https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-t... Mozilla is now an ads company it's downhill only from here folks
maccard 2y ago
> It's really hard to stick with Mozilla/Firefox due to things like these. Even with this, it's still better than chrome.
- account42 2y ago
  I too prefer eating the excrement of a male bovine over other forms of manure.

out-of-ideas 2y ago

https://librewolf.net/ https://librewolf.net/ - only a few tweaks to enable/disable to have sessions persist across quitting and re-opening but - as with any software updates, us users always suffer in having to re-check over all options to see what things changed on us (if we're lucky and get an option)

zahma 2y ago
I recently installed LibreWolf to separate online lives, but I remain ignorant of what actually distinguishes FF and LW. Also, to which tweaks were you referring?
- mod50ack 2y ago
  LibreWolf is essentially a custom build of Firefox with stuff like this disabled or removed.
  - thomassmith65 2y ago
    What distinguishes LibreWolf from Waterfox? Other than not being available for Mac, obviously. edit: oops, there *is* a LibreWolf Mac port now
    - ohmyiv 2y ago
      It's been a minute since I've used Librewolf so maybe things changed, but I remember that not being able to sync between devices was the biggest difference. There wasn't an account login option in LW, but there is in Waterfox. Other than that, I dont remember any real differences. Waterfox has been fine for me because of the sync, but if you don't need account syncing, LW is fine.
- out-of-ideas 2y ago
  sadly i do not remember them all: it was basically cleaning history + session on quit (or in my case my rebooting) - and my main profile i prefer to have tabs reopen ect

blibble 2y ago

> So please stop it, Firefox. with this acquisition https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-t... Mozilla is now an ads company it's downhill only from here folks

maccard 2y ago

> It's really hard to stick with Mozilla/Firefox due to things like these. Even with this, it's still better than chrome.

account42 2y ago
I too prefer eating the excrement of a male bovine over other forms of manure.