Can the AI push from Anthony Enzor-DeMeo mesh with the company's goal to be the most trusted software provider?

Mozilla Firefox is not a privacy browser anymore

  • fizzle@quokk.auEnglish
    61·
    1 day ago

    I’ve always defended mozilla after every dumb mistake, but I’m over it.

    They’re pretty much just cooked at this point.

  • onlooker@lemmy.ml
    41·
    1 day ago

    The new CEO’s overarching goal is to turn Mozilla into the “world’s most trusted software company,” citing public dissatisfaction with today’s privacy practices and the tech industry’s growing appetite for all kinds of data.

    What the fuck does this man think the industry is feeding the data to?

  • Kaul@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    3·
    17 hours ago

    Personally I’ve heard of 3 other “Foxes”; Waterfox, Ironfox & Librefox. Anyone know the differences between these & the use cases? I’ve been wanting to switch off Firefox to something more privacy-focused and this has given me a good push to do so.

    • nkk@programming.dev
      8·
      16 hours ago

      IronFox is a privacy fork for Android, the rest of these are meant for desktop.

      Waterfox is privacy-focused but more focused on convenience than Librewolf*.

      Librewolf is also privacy-focused but leans further into privacy than Waterfox with the sacrifice of convenience.

      Mullvad Browser leans even further into privacy than Librewolf with the sacrifice of convenience. Made by the Tor team and Mullvad.

      *I haven’t used Waterfox much but this seems to be the consensus online

      Personally, I use Mullvad Browser as a daily driver, and anything that doesn’t work on Mullvad Browser I use Librewolf or hardened Brave for. (Many people don’t like Brave but I like to have a privacy-focused Chromium-based browser for web development)

  • njm1314@lemmy.world
    22·
    1 day ago

    I’ve been sticking with Firefox through thick and thin. All through the rise of chrome I stuck with Firefox. They sure are making it hard. Think I’m going to have to pull the plug soon.

  • arsCynic@piefed.socialEnglish
    19·
    1 day ago

    Zen, LibreWolf, and Waterfox strip Firefox clean of AI.

    Zen is a feature powerhouse like Vivaldi, without the bloat. LibreWolf is privacy focused and ships with uBlock Origin by default.

    Zen is my main browser. LibreWolf at work for stability. Waterfox works on PC and Android, but I only use it on the latter so can’t vouch for its performance on the former.

    There are even more Firefox forks, but these are the one’s I use.

    • daizelkrns@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      18 hours ago

      I tried to use Zen in my work computer but IT flagged it and made me uninstall it, due to privacy and security concerns. The approved browsers are edge, chrome and vanilla Firefox.

      Go figure

      • arsCynic@piefed.socialEnglish
        3·
        17 hours ago

        If you need to monitor operational processes from within a browser I wouldn’t recommend Zen. If you don’t, damn, that sucks ☹. I hope you can at least install uBlock Origin in vanilla Firefox.

    • rozodru@pie.andmc.caEnglish
      3·
      23 hours ago

      if you like vim navigation there’s Qutebrowser. I use that as my daily driver and I love it. will never use another browser again.

    • gndagreborn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      1 day ago

      The last few months of tech news alone have me feeling like he ain’t answering his ring doorbell.