Asking after the privacy debacle and manifest. I'm not keeping up closely, but iirc Firefox is the browser recommended because of Ublock. After the privacy data issue I've noticed broken trust from Firefox users, recommendations in favor of switching browsers, and predictions saying Firefox is going downhill fast and that their forks won't be maintained for much longer.

So I'm here asking the seasoned sailors' thoughts, aye. Is this just a storm passing by or are you really considering jumping ship?

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i wasn't as plussed as everyone else over it, though i am concerned. i still donate to mozilla as, ultimately, i believe they're still good for those who champion an ethical, open, and not for profit internet.

i have switched to librefox, though, just because i like their developers and the fact that they've embraced mastodon and the fediverse. i also have firefox and nightly (though i use fennec on android because it comes through f droid)

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is Fennec trustable? They had that one vulnerability incident I can't name and that's when I first heard about them.

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 1 points 12 hours ago

The "vulnerability" was only that F-Droid wasn't keeping up with their builds, leaving everyone who installed it from F-Droid out-of-date, during a period of known Firefox bugs being exploited.

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I recommend IronFox instead

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 13 hours ago

I use it, but I have some problems with it. I made a post about it.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

it's basically just the latest firefox without the proprietary stuff, google services, and telemetry. i've never had an issue :)