I want to switch to a more privacy focused browser, would like to hear what yall use currently and why.

Edit: I’m currently using edge.

Edit: Thanks everyone for your input. I have decided to go with floorp (a firefox fork) with betterfox. Here's my decision process,

  1. Firefox based browser
    • To help with browser monopoly
    • I really like the sidebery extension
  2. I chose floorp instead of ff or other ff forks because of the ease of customization
    • I also tried zen browser but experienced a bug just from my short usage so I think it's not mature enough for me currently, but I do like the project.
  3. Betterfox + extensions for better privacy settings
    • Ublock Origin
    • ClearURLs
    • Decentraleyes

Did not choose to go with LibreWolf, Mullvad etc because I'm worried about site breakages.

  • unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 months ago

    I swear this question comes up everyday in Lemmy 😅.

    Firefox, I just use Firefox because, it works, it has enough privacy measures, and everyone is looking at the codebase, something that cannot be said about most (if not all) forks.

    • dethada@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      Any issue with websites breaking? Since sites only care about chromium support nowadays

      • AZERTY@feddit.nl
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        2 months ago

        I've had a couple sites break but idk if that's because of Firefox or because of my privacy add ons.

      • dmtalon@infosec.pub
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        2 months ago

        The pay bill button on my capital one CC account doesn't work on Firefox. Once a month I have to use a chromium based browser.

      • unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de
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        2 months ago

        The only broken thing is very specific stuff like Slack calls. In fact, it's the only broken thing I've seen in a long while. Also fuck Slack.

      • Blxter@lemmy.zip
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        2 months ago

        My car insurance does not work on Firefox. Bungie website does not work half the time. Maybe some others I can't think of. It really sucks. I just have chrome installed for when something breaks really sucks.

      • Hellstormy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        I haven't really had any problems with any sites yet. Except for Google Meet. For some reason it's totally laggy and sluggish on Firefox but works perfectly on Chrome.

        Currently using Firefox since half a year for everyday stuff and work.

      • JustMarkov@lemmy.ml
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        2 months ago

        Not 100% up to date, of course, but for the most part, it still applies. And furthermore, trusting a company with that kind of reputation is definetely not a good idea.

        • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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          2 months ago

          What is their reputation? Genuinely asking, I’ve been ignoring Brave since ever, but lately I thought I should evaluate it for broken sites that depend on chromium.

    • Lemongrab@lemmy.one
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      2 months ago

      Cromite is a good brave alternative without crypto, built-in adblocking, secure defaults (better security hardening), and cross-platform (Linux, Windows, Android). Best experience is on Android. Cromite is an actively updated fork of Bromite, released by a former contributor of Bromite. Cromite also comes without any proprietary libraries on Android (unlike Brave, Mulch, or Vanadium).

    • DetachablePianist@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      Good choices. I too run Librewolf by default, with ungoogled Chromium standing by for the occassional asshat website intentionally designed to work exclusively on Chrome

  • inlandempire@jlai.lu
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    2 months ago

    Zen Browser, love the split view feature, and native vertical tabs !

    https://zen-browser.app/

    It's a Firefox fork btw

  • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Librewolf for anything that does work, Brave for anything that works only on Chromium based, and Mullvad for all the crazy.

    On Android it's Mull and Mulch.

    • Lemongrab@lemmy.one
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      2 months ago

      Instead of Mulch I would recommend Cromite. It is fully open source (free of proprietary dependencies unlike Brave and Mulch), has anti-fingerprinting (unlike Mulch), and has built-in ad-blocking. Browser comparison table made by the Developer of Mulch: https://divestos.org/pages/browsers

  • foremanguy@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    On mobile the only choice is Mull. And on desktop even you could use Arkenfox, but recommended to you to use the Mullvad brower