Since currently Lemmy is mostly made up of nerds, I’d like to know what browsers you use and why? You could just upvote the comment with your browser of choice if you don’t want to explain.

  • Kissaki@feddit.deEnglish
    93·
    1 year ago

    Firefox

    An established foundation with good interests and goals running it (unfortunately it’s not quite that clear cut - but the best, closest). The source of free software development. Extensive feature set. Robustness.

    I haven’t seen the need to use a fork, and like and prefer the idea of using and supporting the one that’s investing in the engine development - even if it’s largely only through free use. (Using forks does not support them this way.)

    When briefly using chrome dev tools I’ve always preferred and went back to Firefox dev tools for web development.

    Sharing my data with an independent org like Mozilla feels much better and safer than with Google. The services are free software and could be replaced if it ever need be. Still, Mozilla is big enough to expect stability across time.

    Tech wise there’s not much difference between the three big players Firefox, Chrome, and Edge.

    If it weren’t Firefox I’d feel more comfortable with Edge than Chrome.

    • Blake [he/him]@feddit.uk
      23·
      1 year ago

      If Firefox isn’t available, the next best choice would probably be de-googled Chromium (note that Chromium is not necessarily fully de-googled by default) or Safari. Edge is just Chrome plus Microsoft.

      • Kissaki@feddit.deEnglish
        15·
        1 year ago

        Edge is just Chrome plus Microsoft.

        Notably minus the Google integration though. Replacing one big corp for another.

        • Blake [he/him]@feddit.uk
          6·
          1 year ago

          I think Edge still has a bunch of the Google telemetry, though. But I could be wrong - I haven’t looked into it because Firefox exists. Firefox also has some Google telemetry kinda stuff by default, just in case you didn’t know - you have to disable it (or bear with it because you want the features)

          • NaN@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            I think they replace pretty much all of it, even standbys like Safe Browsing are replaced with a Microsoft equivalent.

      • flashgnash@lemm.ee
        3·
        1 year ago

        I’ve found de googled chromium kinda sucks though, PWAs seem unstable and Chromecast doesn’t work properly

        • Blake [he/him]@feddit.uk
          2·
          1 year ago

          That’s always the trade-off - convenience, or privacy? It seems that we live in a world where we can’t really get both, and everyone has their personal preference on where that line should be drawn.

    • rippersnapper@lemm.eeOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      True, I’d rather support Firefox as a browser and an organisation. Edge for pages that work best with Chromium engine

  • gerryflap@feddit.nl
    76·
    1 year ago

    Firefox. I used to be an avid Chrome user, but the domination of Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, etc) is scary. It essentially gives Google control over what happens on the internet. So I switched to Firefox and it’s been a great browser ever since

        • drekly@lemmy.worldEnglish
          181·
          1 year ago

          They pay Mozilla between 83-86% of their yearly revenue to be the default search engine.

          That’s where basically all Mozilla’s funding comes from.

          If Google decides they want their competition gone, they just turn off the money pipe. They are at their mercy.

          Edit: here’s an interesting article I found with a quick search. I’m sure there are more.

          • Rescuer6394@feddit.nl
            2·
            1 year ago

            Mozilla can’t fail. if it does, chrome will be a monopoly and the law disallows that strictly.

            at least where i live.

            • drekly@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              1 year ago

              If that’s why Google is paying them, to keep them alive, then they’re effectively a puppet

      • Limitless_screaming@kbin.social
        13·
        1 year ago

        LibreWolf doesn’t have the privacy invasive pocket extension out of the box, and instead comes with UBlock origin. It disables Google safe browsing, because Google, and denies canvas access to websites by default. It also disables the Mozilla telemetry that’s enabled by default in vanilla Firefox.

  • Blake [he/him]@feddit.uk
    27·
    1 year ago

    Firefox. It’s better, IMO, to follow a process of how to manually harden it because then you know how to allow exclusions to the hardening when things go wrong.

  • raptir@lemdro.idEnglish
    27·
    1 year ago

    Firefox. I’ve always used Firefox except for services that don’t support it (like GeForce Now, which I do have Chrome installed for). I’d say my main reason for sticking with it is wanting to support a more “open web” concept. I also use it on mobile in order to get adblock there and appreciate the browser sync.

      • not_amm@beehaw.org
        1·
        1 year ago

        How crazy, your comment made me think about how much time I’ve been passionate about computers.

        I never take time into account, I guess that explains why I never remember when I was using Chrome.

    • NaN@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I still notice the difference, especially in a budgeting web app I use, which is what usually eventually drives me back to something like Brave. I prefer Firefox in general though, and have been liking the Pulse browser because vertical tabs without the sidebar are a must for me.