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.

  • MajorSauce@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    9 days ago

    Since I have not seen it yet in the comments, I use Floorp, a Firefox fork with some nice UI improvements (and apparently some performance improvements, but both are very fast for me).

  • foremanguy@lemmy.ml
    3·
    9 days 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

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      9 days ago

      Try palemoon if on linux, try linux if on windows. Idk how palemoon is for privacy really but it runs on potatoes because that’s what it is designed to do, comes preinstalled on antiX.

    • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
      3·
      9 days ago

      I’m using primarily LibreWolf at home too, but every now and again there are websites that won’t work with it. So I still keep Firefox around for that because I haven’t figured out how to add exceptions to specific sites for LW.

      Might actually be a good privacy strategy though. The sites that break are probably the most invasive. So it could be better to run them on a different browser that’s what you normally use, perhaps with efforts to spoof fingerprinting. Other than not visiting the site, of course, but it’s a decision you gotta make.

  • troed@fedia.io
    4·
    9 days ago

    Firefox with plugins. If we want there to be anything but Chromium and Safari in the future it’s simply what needs to be done. Forks of Firefox will disappear when Firefox does …

  • Clearwater@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 days ago

    Firefox (well, librewolf, but forks are a matter of personal preference).

    Chrome (Ungoogled chromium) is used as a fallback for the occasional site that doesn’t work with my restrictive FF configuration.

    Both have uBlock, though they’re configured differently to suit their individual purposes.

  • deciocavallo@lemmy.ml
    2·
    9 days ago

    PC - Firefox with ublock, multi container extension Android - Mull with ublock extension, i delete data on exit