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Looking at their FAQ, Mullvad Browser makes some different connections than LibreWolf (https://mullvad.net/en/help/tag/mullvad-browser/#93, https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#does-librewolf-make-any-outg...). The big difference seems to be the Mullvad connection since LibreWolf does make connections for Mozilla's protection/certificate stuff and for uBlock Origin.

It looks like they might use Mullvad's DNS Over HTTPS by default in the Mullvad browser and this would probably be the biggest privacy thing, but whatever your default DNS is might be a larger privacy thing. Your ISP or Google's 8.8.8.8 traveling unencrypted is probably a bigger issue.

It looks like Mullvad is also based off the Firefox ESR (extended support release) version that the Tor Browser uses while LibreWolf would be more up-to-date: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35421718




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