bigbugbag's comments

On: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

[bigbugbag]

considering it sends your unique ID (or download token) during installation, when you disable settings after installation, it's already too late.

it seems there's actually a way to turn it off before installation using enterprise policies, but I have not tried it as I left mozilla's firefox long ago first for waterfox and now librewolf.

On: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

[bigbugbag]

I tried that, and it is a time consuming and tedious process which I eventually failed.

On: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

[bigbugbag]

this: https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/brave.html

this: https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/blob/master/app/trac...

also this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)#Controvers...

then this: https://teddit.net/r/FoamList/comments/q4z5js/brave_browser_...

On: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

[bigbugbag]

I've been using librewolf for a while after experiencing issue with waterfox.

it is not really a full fork of firefox, it's firefox with a few patches applied and sane default configuration.

On: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

[bigbugbag]

waterfox and librewolf.

then otter, seamonkey, falkon, k-meleon, srware iron, qutebrowser, comodo dragon and comodo icedragon, dooble, midori, epic.

not sure if maxthon and Avant Browser are still a thing

[NylaTheWolf → bigbugbag]

I always thought Otter was just a mobile browser! Thanks for sharing! I love hearing about obscure browsers!

On: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

[bigbugbag]

ever heard of waterfox or librewolf ?

On: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

[bigbugbag]

a browser who does not develop their own code base but reuse google's, with a business model based on monetizing users attention to ads network while pretending to protect privacy and block ads.

I wonder what could go wrong here ? maybe their history of misbehaving with money and injecting affiliate links in users browsing or the security issues and leaks could give us a pointer or two.

On: Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

[bigbugbag]

Modern firefox is called librewolf or waterfox.

It respects privacy and works quite well (Actually much better than chrome based browser on my machine).

Mozilla management seems to be the issue, not firefox itself.

[technobabbler → bigbugbag]

Yeah, but those projects are forever downstream of Firefox, no? Like they still depend on Mozilla to build new features and such, but then remove the Mozilla-y stuff before publishing?

I think the Chromium model has them forking from a shared base, and Google adds their own Chrome bits after that...? Or am I wrong?

On: My essential Firefox fixes in 2022

[bigbugbag]

The list of things you have to toggle in about:config to have sane defaults is mindboggling and librewolf offers this out of the box.

And instead of the bad UX about:config page, every tweak is in a configuration text file and you can easily override them.

[deadbunny → bigbugbag]

You can set `about:config` settings in a text file as well[1]. And if you need to know what settings do what then this repo is handy[2].

1. http://kb.mozillazine.org/User.js_file

2. https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/

On: My essential Firefox fixes in 2022

[bigbugbag]

Have you heard of freetube[1] ?

I find the experience way better than vanilla youtube in a browser. It allows to remove all youtube annonyances (autoplay, comments, suggestions, ads, in video ads, and more) and tweak a number of things.

Only a couple downside for me, the playlist support is a bit shaky and once in while a video will fail to load or start and requires closing and reopening the window.

[1]: https://freetubeapp.io/