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If you value privacy, ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox now (www.fastcompany.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Frostwolf@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.

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[+] tuxys@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] oscar@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

There default settings are highly unsecure.

There is a Firefox fork called librewolf which addresses that.

[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I were to install this on an Android phone that currently has Firefox and uBlock Origin, will this appear as a second browser app? Or does this overwrite FF? (Yes, I am tech illiterate. )

[–] oscar@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I don't think it's available on android. But if it is, then I would expect it to be it's own separate app that can coexist with the regular firefox. That's how it is on PC.

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically, Chromium is not a version of Chrome. Chrome is a proprietary browser created by Google. Chromium is an open source browser created and maintained by Google.

Chromium alone is missing a lot of features (even more so if going the ungoogled route). Its not recommended to run standalone, although it will. Best bet of you want a Chromium-based browser is to find a forked version of it. Brave is one that comes to find, as its geared to be better for privacy.

Firefox is also a solid, secure browser. It is backed by Mozilla, which has been a champion of the open source community for years. It's going to have a different approach to the web since its not backed by an advertising company. The default settings could be better, but I wouldn't say they're insecure.