• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 month ago

    I’m really hoping Google’s antitrust case doesn’t kill Mozilla. Over 85% of Mozilla’s cash flow is dependent on Google paying for that search box.

      • CafecitoHippo@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        The biggest pro for me is the vertical tabs. It’s got the same vertical tabs that Edge has which are great. I only use Edge at work but it’s great especially when you have a web based production environment like nCino that you work in all day and have dozens of tabs open. You can group them up nicely and keep yourself organized. Floorp is based off of Firefox ESR so it’s on an older build (but up to date security). The current build is based off FF 115 while FF is on 129 now.

  • HauntedBucket@lemm.ee
    1·
    1 month ago

    I am specifically waiting for this to happen so I can be part of the flood to Firefox when they finally throw the switch.

    • cRazi_man@lemm.ee
      02·
      1 month ago

      Why wait?

      Also, Brave browser exists for those who are particularly attached to chromium.

        • cRazi_man@lemm.ee
          0·
          1 month ago

          I’m just learning about what all the fuss around Brave is. But I’d be interested to hear how Google seems to be the ethical choice for a daily driver browser currently. It’s obviously fine to not want to use Brave, but how is it the inferior choice when compared to Chrome (or even considered a sidegrade)? Even with all the issues mentioned I’d still recommend it as the lesser of the 2 evils compared to Chrome.

          • ivn@jlai.luEnglish
            1·
            1 month ago

            No one is saying Chrome is the ethical choice, why are you reducing this to a 2 options choice?

            • cRazi_man@lemm.ee
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              1 month ago

              why are you reducing this to a 2 options choice?

              I’m not.

              No one is saying Chrome is the ethical choice

              The commenter I’m replaying to implies they’re using Chrome primarily, and then reacted negatively to the mention of Brave. I’m asking how Chrome use is the acceptable choice and Brave is seemingly so bad in comparison.

              • ivn@jlai.lu
                1·
                1 month ago

                I don’t think the commenter you are replying to is arguing that chrome is a better choice. He or she knows it’s bad but didn’t make the change out of lazyness (no offence). Change has a cost, especially if it implies changing habits. So people will just delay or avoid them.

  • dev_null@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 month ago

    I like Vivaldi and they are going to keep V2 support for a while. I will switch to Firefox when it’s gone, but for the time being I am happy they are keeping the support.

    • Hannes@feddit.org
      1·
      1 month ago

      And even if they don’t keep it: they got browser-level Adblock- and Tracking-Filters that you can just feed the same lists you’d put into uBlock

      Sure it’s lacking the spot-blocking, tool if there’s a missed ad or a fine-tuned whitelisting but I think that browser will stay usable even if V3 is implemented.

  • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    Mozilla’s slowly creeping in the surveillance with adding integrated crap like Pocket and AI driven Fake Spot. I’m really glad Librewolf’s made a privacy focused fork of their browser without all that nonsense.

    • menixator@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      1·
      1 month ago

      Related announcement: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/privacy-preserving-attribution

      TLDR: Mozilla wants your data and it’s opt out. If you’re on FF 128 it’s already on and you will have to turn it off manually. Shame how they have fallen this low. The LEAST they could have done is show a pop up announcement when the user upgraded to 128.

      Also: +1 to Librewolf. Mozilla is definitely going to try more scummy crap like this in the future. Definitely the better option over Firefox.

    • Lucy :3@feddit.orgEnglish
      0·
      1 month ago

      Or just set the few relevant settings manually, if you need nightly/dev edition.

        • Lucy :3@feddit.orgEnglish
          0·
          1 month ago

          Except I’ve heard about every change from here. And as I read the nightly changelogs, it’s not that hidden actually.

            • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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              1 month ago

              If you need to use nightly, you’re already the exception to the rule. That means you need to read the changelogs.

                • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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                  1 month ago

                  When you use nightly, you’re using an unstable application that is likely to have many bugs that cause freezing or crashing. Reading the changelogs is a necessity when using unstable software. Using nightly builds of any application requires additional care on the part of the user.

  • VarosBounska@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    I do not study in detail if this combination is necessary, but:

    • Firefox (of course)
    • Ghostery
    • Ublock Origin
    • Privacy Badger
    • Decentraleyes
    • Disconnect
  • foreverandaday@lemmy.ml
    0·
    1 month ago

    Manifest v3 was why I switched to FF a while ago - it was going to only be a matter of time even with the delays so I figured I should switch early. I still like how chrome looks a lot more and wish we had tab grouping, but google can take uBO from my cold, dead hands.

    • Lordran_Hollow@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 month ago

      Agreed, I also miss the feature of being able to extend a screenshot on a page.

      But uBO is a necessity now to browse the Internet. The ads are so bad now.