Its in a very alpha state, but check out Zen browser. Based on Firefox, incredibly fast and customizable. Their github page: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop
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Not the same scale but Signal has a rather new approach for a messaging client. Completely free and funded by user donations - at least that's the direction they're trying to head as their initial seed funding starts running low. I've doubled my donations for Signal because I'd like to help prove that its a working model and I encourage everyone who uses it to donate, even if it's just once. I'd love to see Firefox head in that direction where funding goes directly to the browser's development. If I donate to Firefox today it might go to one of their dozen or so other pet projects that are unrelated to the browser. I think their side projects are great and glad they were able to do them while they had the cash, but funding is clearly drying up and they need a whole restructure to keep the browser alive.
you have to work within your environment. you can't just go full leftist in the backwoods redneck country that is the USA and expect to get anywhere. making concessions is necessary. but people fail to understand the nuance required to play the game. the second you're an "outsider" you'll be cast aside by the prevailing parties - exactly what happened to Sanders when he assumed most people were with him. social media has created echo chambers that reflect a mirage of what we want to see, not what's actually there.
“if you don’t wanna do forced labor, just don’t commit crime”.
a poor education and ignorance (willful or other) are a key factor to why they have that sentiment.
an educated and informed person would realize that "punishment" does not benefit society. they would see how other countries approach the topic and realize that treatment and support are what criminals need ( not all of them obviously ). an informed populace would also look internally and realize prison-enforced slavery incentivizes increased incarceration of petty crimes, which only pushes people into more crime, not to mention private prisons and the 13th amendment make for an evil combination.
to quote SOAD:
All research and successful drug policy show that treatment should be increased
And law enforcement decreased while abolishing mandatory minimum sentences
Haven't been paying attention, eh?
100% agree.
If its not open source 1) you can't fully trust/audit. and 2) you'll be left in the dust should the company cease to exist as nobody can continue development.
If Firefox is not private enough use Librewolf. If you're interested in something new and exciting give Zen Browser or Floorp (both based on Firefox) a spin.
First I've heard of browseraudit, thanks for sharing!
EDIT: For comparison I got the same scores on Firefox (duh) and the following on Edge.
Score :
- Passed : 392
- Warning : 39
- Critical : 0
- Skipped : 0
Bonus! Browserbench.org speedometer 3.0 scores:
- Firefox; version 132.0.1 (64-bit)): 13.9
- Firefox nightly; version 134.0a1): 18.6
- Zen; version 1.0.1-a.17 (Firefox 132.0)): 17.6
- Edge; version 130.0.2849.68 (Official build) (64-bit): 19.8
Valid complaints. I can see the first and last issue being addressed at some point, not sure what they could do about storage space.
They’re actually very bad.
Care to elaborate? They seem to be working great for myself and family.
Not offending anyone, just unintentionally misrepresenting reality.
oh okay it works for you, I guess the developer claiming it will not work as well on Chrome as on Firefox was complete BS 🤡
So backwoods white Christian nationalists are okay with abortion? Gay marriage? Women's rights? Interracial marriage? Muslims Immigrants? Mexican immigrants? People not having a full grasp of the English language?
You're attacking a straw man brother. You have no idea who I am, where I came from or what experiences I have. You've also painted a picture that doesn't match reality based on your own experience. The world isn't as shallow as your singular perspective nor is it black or white.