The data is encrypted, so not even Mozilla can see the data you sync, and Mozilla is also generally pretty trustworthy, so in terms of privacy, its fine.
For passwords, its probably not as secure as trusted dedicated password managers like Bitwarden. I just use Firefox for syncing bookmarks and sometimes tabs, and Bitwarden for passwords and things like that.
it is kinda sad, but it’s been a long time coming. reddit has just gradually gotten worse and worse over the years, it’s far from what it used to be.
reddit used to be different, used to be much less corporate than any other traditional “social media” website, more like the old internet. i think reddits gotten way too greedy and money-driven, and has lost sight of its core users and why they used the site in the first place.
i think lemmy so far is doing an amazing job capturing what reddit used to be like back in the day. it really is a breath of fresh air imo, especially compared to how the internet is today in general.
rss is amazing, i use it daily for news and updates on things. its so useful.
same here, that’s the only thing that would make me even consider coming back.
also just better management in general is desperately needed, spez needs to go.
fedora
overall a great experience, very easy to set up and configure, great software support, excellent privacy, etc. my personal favorite linux distro atm. i also like gnome a lot, especially once tweaked with good extensions like dash to dock and transparent top bar.
fuck microsoft and windows.
Yes, and I’d recommend everyone else do so as well.
Nowadays, the main purpose of ads online is to track you and collect data about you and what you do. They’re a privacy nightmare.
Even besides that, so much ads now just contain malware and scams and other garbage. Its how I’ve seen most people get malware, especially more tech illiterate people.
I can sympathize with creators to some extent, but at the end of the day, its their problem. I have no problem supporting creators financially for them to make a living, but they need to find more moral and less scummy ways to do so. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with blocking ads and not dealing with this nonsense, don’t let anyone guilt trip or gaslight you into thinking otherwise or that this current approach to online advertising and surveillance capitalism is okay at all.
I’m not even entirely against the concept of advertising online, I think if it doesn’t track you and its well moderated and not obnoxious or spammy, it can be fine. But unfortunately 99.9% of ads aren’t like this at all.
I’d recommend reading this note from the creator of uBlock Origin as well on their GitHub page.