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It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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• Firefox offers better privacy and security than Chrome, with upcoming support for 200 new add-ons.

• While Chrome dominates, Firefox gains ground with user-friendly browsing experience and open-source model.

• Mozilla's focus on user privacy and transparency challenges Google's ad-centric approach, making Firefox a viable alternative.

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[–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 37 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Since version 120 is coming to mobile soon with about 200 extensions (as mentioned in the article), can anyone recommend some good extensions that are newly added? I have ublock origin, HD YouTube, Google search fixer, clear url fixer, dark reader, privacy badger, and ghostery

[–] janAkali@lemmy.one 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Try libredirect, it automatically redirects links from twitter, youtube, imgur and many other spying platforms to alternative privacy friendly frontends. It is also very customizable: you can turn only some redirects and configure what particular site to use for each platform.

[–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 1 points 2 years ago

Good suggestion! I haven't heard of this before and it seems like a great tool considering how much things have changed recently on these platforms

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You've hit all the great ones, most of which were already available.

Have you added the bypass paywall clean filter list to ublock? Here's the url you can copy paste under "import" in the ublock addon settings: https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-clean-filters/-/raw/main/bpc-paywall-filter.txt

[–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 5 points 2 years ago

I haven't done this. Thank you so much for this suggestion!

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You don't need Privacy Badger and Ghostery anymore if you turn the Enhanced Tracking Protection up to "strict" in settings.

[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ghostery has been great for denying cookie pop-ups. I don't think this setting will replace this feature?

Edit...

Nevermind. I just read this comment which suggests uBlock Origin can also handle cookies!

https://lemmy.ml/comment/5981058

[–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago

Oh even better! I would rather have settings in my browser instead of relying on extensions anyway. One of the many things I love about Firefox

[–] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If LibRedirect becomes available, then definitely that. Redirects links from at this point twenty different services to more privacy-friendly frontends

[–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the tip! That sounds like a great extension.

[–] TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can also drop ClearURLs filter. Better filters that are more up to date exists exists on uBlock like Adguard URL Tracking Protection and Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool.

[–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wasn't aware. It really seems like uBlock origin can do everything I had all those extra extensions for! Pretty impressive

[–] TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes. It's really a powerful tool that helps to keep the Web tidy and sane.

[–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago

What amazes me is how much of the web is practically unusable without it... And yet the majority of users don't have it