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

    • BetterNotBigger
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      The default settings of librewolf would drive the average user crazy. I’m not a fan of Firefox and use Librewolf myself but Firefox has sensible defaults for an average user that would be a net positive coming from Chrome. Just an FYI thinking of making the switch.

      For additional context of those curious, Librewolf is very hardened by default. When you close your browser all site data is wiped (this can be turned off). Most people don’t mess with their browser settings though… there’s also a lot of little things that are disabled by default that will make people think the browser is broken e.g. canvas requests are silently denied by default, it’s just not realistic for most people to use librewolf.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        The average user is the greatest weak point in their security. Don’t be the average user.

        • BetterNotBigger
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          21 year ago

          Oh yeah, not meaning to hate on your suggestion, just giving a fair warning to those who are looking to take the plunge. I consider myself advanced and librewolf drove me crazy for a few days but stuck with it and found a balance of settings that I like.

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      I’ve just heard about librewolf in this developing thread, but I’ve no idea what sets it apart from Firefox. What does it do that Firefox doesn’t?

      Edit: your link says it focuses on the same thing Firefox does, to my knowledge, so I’m wondering if there’s something Firefox neglects? Or is it just to keep the field diverse? Which is also good.

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          Yes, that helps quite a bit! Thank you!

          I don’t really like the Pocket feature, either. It’s nice to know there’s a version without that.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      I’ve been using it as my full-time browser for a year. I can’t think of any time I’ve needed to use a different browser, but I don’t ask a lot of my browser and I don’t consume hostile commercial media.