I want to switch to a more privacy focused browser, would like to hear what yall use currently and why.

Edit: I’m currently using edge.

Edit: Thanks everyone for your input. I have decided to go with floorp (a firefox fork) with betterfox. Here’s my decision process,

  1. Firefox based browser
    • To help with browser monopoly
    • I really like the sidebery extension
  2. I chose floorp instead of ff or other ff forks because of the ease of customization
    • I also tried zen browser but experienced a bug just from my short usage so I think it’s not mature enough for me currently, but I do like the project.
  3. Betterfox + extensions for better privacy settings
    • Ublock Origin
    • ClearURLs
    • Decentraleyes

Did not choose to go with LibreWolf, Mullvad etc because I’m worried about site breakages.

    • DetachablePianist
      4·
      7 days ago

      Good choices. I too run Librewolf by default, with ungoogled Chromium standing by for the occassional asshat website intentionally designed to work exclusively on Chrome

    • Lemongrab@lemmy.one
      21·
      7 days ago

      Cromite is a good brave alternative without crypto, built-in adblocking, secure defaults (better security hardening), and cross-platform (Linux, Windows, Android). Best experience is on Android. Cromite is an actively updated fork of Bromite, released by a former contributor of Bromite. Cromite also comes without any proprietary libraries on Android (unlike Brave, Mulch, or Vanadium).

    • kusivittula@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      7 days ago

      i don’t use brave but i tried it once when i learned that it’s open source. google was not the default search and telemetry was off by default. also i don’t think it auto updates on linux because updates are handled by system updater.

    • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
      151·
      7 days ago

      How up to date is that info about Brave? Because their default search is brave-search, not Google as claimed.

      • JustMarkovEnglish
        19·
        7 days ago

        Not 100% up to date, of course, but for the most part, it still applies. And furthermore, trusting a company with that kind of reputation is definetely not a good idea.

        • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
          5·
          7 days ago

          What is their reputation? Genuinely asking, I’ve been ignoring Brave since ever, but lately I thought I should evaluate it for broken sites that depend on chromium.

            • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
              43·
              7 days ago

              What the hell is wrong with tech bros and other people’s genitals? How hard is it not to be an asshole and leave people be?

              Thanks for the info.

            • TwilightKiddy@programming.devEnglish
              11·
              6 days ago

              People who promote crypto are usually scammers (they also usually promote their own currency), but in general it’s a very useful tool. Considering you have to give up an arm and a leg to use SWIFT nowadays, crypto offers a fast and cheap way to pay someone across the border. The price is that you need to know a thing or two about the technology, else you’ll pay the same or even more than with traditional methods.

      • SirDerpy@lemmy.world
        91·
        7 days ago

        I saw crypto from home screen to settings. While anecdotal, that made them very difficult to trust.