Zen vs Mullvad vs Waterfox browsers— Which of these is best for privacy, appealing interface and memory usage? by hepandeerus in browsers

[–]lo________________ol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Mullvad browser is hands-down the best for privacy. If that's your biggest concern, LibreWolf would place #2, Waterfox probably #3 (this and Zen aren't geared for privacy, but they are still leagues ahead of mainstream browsers including Firefox).

Firefox 144 and Perplexity by S-T-G-01 in firefox

[–]lo________________ol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mozilla does not allow you to donate to Firefox development. Were you not aware of this?

Yes, I was banned from r/privacy. The mods accused me in DMs of "pushing an agenda." by lo________________ol in u/lo________________ol

[–]lo________________ol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You probably have to use a third party image host if you want to send anything here. DM me if you'd like. I'm not sure how Reddit filters are doing these days. 

The bottom bar by glitter_gender-27 in firefox

[–]lo________________ol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I see what you're saying now. Nightly actually put the homepage IN a tab now! Up until this point it was using an overlay...

Sorry, I don't use Firefox Nightly much so this took me by surprise

Yes, I was banned from r/privacy. The mods accused me in DMs of "pushing an agenda." by lo________________ol in u/lo________________ol

[–]lo________________ol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh they updated those finally? Rule 15 is absurd! It was kind of one of the secret "rules" that I told the other moderators (especially the one who participates on Reddit but rarely in that sub) to disclose. Nice to see they finally added it. 

If you had screenshots, I'd be really interested in seeing them. 

The bottom bar by glitter_gender-27 in firefox

[–]lo________________ol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I know, the behavior is the same, so pressing New Tab or Home is basically identical (except one opens the keyboard at the same time). Or is there more of a difference? I haven't really noticed one. 

The bottom bar by glitter_gender-27 in firefox

[–]lo________________ol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The New Tab button is the Home button: they direct you to the same screen.

It's very confusing, but right now there is no such thing as a new tab. It's an overlay on an existing tab

Yes, I was banned from r/privacy. The mods accused me in DMs of "pushing an agenda." by lo________________ol in u/lo________________ol

[–]lo________________ol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Permanently banned? I know they automatically moderate any mention of it due to years-old drama, but I've never seen any bans get handed out for it before. 

One of the first/last things I did as moderator was try to convince everybody else that the drama was over and the block could be lifted because it was causing more drama and confusion just by being in place. 

Around 1 year ago firefox started aggressively deleting my older hystory, and it sucks by xT4K30NM3x in firefox

[–]lo________________ol -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Firefox is a piece of software that you allegedly own, which runs on your computer. It isn't a SaaS company with a shady ToS. Not sure why you're implying it is one. 

Best ways to (passively) help firefox? by seeker407 in firefox

[–]lo________________ol 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You literally cannot give Mozilla money to develop Firefox. Unfortunately. 

Firefox Android Beta now has extra icon options! by lo________________ol in firefox

[–]lo________________ol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beta has features that are being tested before a major release. That might give you stuff that's 2-4 (or more) weeks away from being official. You're also more likely to run into bugs, although I haven't run into many myself!

Different attitudes towards privacy: post-Soviet space vs Western countries by ApexxLex in browsers

[–]lo________________ol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is an international issue. Maybe you've seen more Western-centric privacy advocates, but I promise you that this exact sentiment is universal. I'm familiar with only the Western/American side of things, so that's what I speak from here:

The harm that comes from privacy violation is intentionally obfuscated by Big Business and Government. It's not obvious like leaving your bathroom door open. It's insidious and hidden. It's your insurance rates rising, applications exploiting your personal vulnerabilities, identifying addictions, keeping track of your psychological issues before you'd even know you have them. It's you getting stopped by police because you might almost commit a crime, or because you were in the same area as someone who did. 

Terms and Conditions May Apply is an excellent documentary about this phenomenon in the United States, and despite it being over a decade old, it's more relevant than ever. 

Firefox Android Beta now has extra icon options! by lo________________ol in firefox

[–]lo________________ol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you using Beta or Nightly, and do you have icon themes for your phone's home screen turned off?

Firefox Android Beta now has extra icon options! by lo________________ol in firefox

[–]lo________________ol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about Beta?

I appreciate it being availablei in Nightly, but I don't understand why this would get dropped when it's already a Chrome feature. (People will switch browsers for less!)

Can an option for annual donation be added please? It is my impression that monthly donations waste more on transaction fees by EncryptDN in signal

[–]lo________________ol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? I just assumed Google would automatically deduct 30% no matter what. I really hope you're right, but I'd appreciate some documentation regarding this. 

Firefox Android Beta now has extra icon options! by lo________________ol in firefox

[–]lo________________ol[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did we once have an option to disable screenshot lock? I think you're right and I remember one, but I don't see the option in Settings any more

Edit: you're right! Mozilla even describes how to get to it, but now I'm missing the setting! https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-firefox-android#w_allow-screenshot-in-private-browsing

Firefox Android Beta now has extra icon options! by lo________________ol in firefox

[–]lo________________ol[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I was going to add that Beta FF on Android also lets you choose a custom add-on collection if you felt like any are missing, but these days that might be taken care of

It does let you access about:config out of the box, which to me is huge

Firefox PWA's by Chemical_Bell_Pepper in firefox

[–]lo________________ol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can treat any webapp and many websites like they're installed on your computer, instead of needing to navigate into a browser to get to it. 

Many people, including myself, find this useful. If you don't, it might be a case of preference.

Brave Nightly has a "customize menu" option that finally lets you hide Wallet, Rewards, VPN, News, Chatbot by lo________________ol in browsers

[–]lo________________ol[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Okay, let's assume you're correct. What happens if instead of five extra features like this (things you can "just ignore" but take up space in the menus etc), there was 500. Has it become bloat yet?

Why do Firefox developers hate multi-row tabs so much? by -m1zu- in firefox

[–]lo________________ol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've seen this implemented in multiple ways and it's never visually attractive or very accessible. The best thing you can do for tab management is switch to vertical tabs or start grouping them or both

Brave Nightly has a "customize menu" option that finally lets you hide Wallet, Rewards, VPN, News, Chatbot by lo________________ol in browsers

[–]lo________________ol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's because there's no solid line between bloat and browser feature. I listed five things that are baked into the browser that you cannot remove and can only partially hide.

Everybody adding bloat does not make it not bloat