Reminder that if you don't want to use #Firefox (whatever the reason), you can always check other #Geko-based or related browsers such as:

- #LibreWolf https://librewolf.net/
- #Waterfox https://www.waterfox.net
- #PaleMoon https://www.palemoon.org

There are also privacy-respecting #WebKit-based browsers like:

- #Angelfish https://apps.kde.org/angelfish
- #Epiphany/GNOME Web https://apps.gnome.org/app/org.gnome.Epiphany

I recently installed #LibreWolf because I needed a new browser, and one pleasant surprise I came across was that some default setting apparently disables video autoplay, even on YouTube. I actually like this.

@CliffWade I've used #Edge for a while but finally ditched it in an effort to get rid of Big Tech services

Back to #LibreWolf, never looked back :librewolf: ⭐

@Silv Already have been using it with #LibreWolf and I love it!

I'm happy to have all my school stuff (they use #Google😒) and privacy invasive sites away and contained from my personal session

@hermogenes I pretty much agree with you, actually. I have used #Firefox for years and appreciated what goes into it, and of course their recommendation is still... Firefox, with changed settings.

That said, I've recently tried out #LibreWolf, itself a Firefox fork. And, wow. The privacy game is so much nicer out of the box; I need far fewer plugins and it's all just... working. Very, very impressed.

Re #DNSoverHTTPS (#DoH), I guess it's: who's your adversary? Sketchy wifi or CloudFlare?

A fantastic summary of the #browser #privacy situation. Covers many #Firefox and #Chrome/#Chromium forks, including #Librewolf, #Brave, etc. A few surprises in there for me. https://www.unixsheikh.com/articles/choose-your-browser-carefully.html

toot post ":qubes: Qubes-tip - You can identify and change your default browser in AppVMs using xdg-settings in the terminal.

To get the desktop file name of the current web browser, open the terminal in your VM and type:
xdg-settings get default-web-browser

To change your default browser to #Librewolf (for example), type:
xdg-settings set default-web-browser librewolf.desktop

You can also set the default mailto URL scheme handler in xdg-settings :-)

@atharris214 I use #Firefox mainly for my personal use, but I also use a fork that includes privacy features called #Librewolf on my security laptop as it has an ad blocked and more. You can also try using #Brave browser which is a chromium based browser that also has a built in Adblocker. When I need a chrome type browser I use Brave. #opensource

So @aral convinced me to switch my default browser to #LibreWolf 🐺

...but on #iPad :apple_inc: I guess I'm sticking with #Firefox Focus 🦊 for now.

Unless anyone has any better suggestions?