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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’m looking into Firefox alternatives as I wanna see what’s available. Being Norwegian, Vivaldi seems like a good choice to replace Firefox on desktop and Safari on iOS. Tried it for a night and it works pretty good. I do however have reservations about it being based on Chromium.

How much power does Google actually have over Vivaldi? And would it actually matter for my quest for degoogling myself?

In case anyone’s wondering. I’m also looking into LibreWolf.

Edit: Rewrote the start as people got too hung up on Firefox.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

What specifically do you not like about the Firefox terms of use?

Because I just don't see anything better about chromium. People are just throwing a fit because FF had to comply with legal requirements.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Here’s the exact phrase they used before changing it after people got pissed about it:

When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox.

The new choice of words is a a lot better. But it makes me want to at least explore alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Everything you do on your phone probably has those same rights.

Not saying we don't all deserve alternatives..

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Probably, but I’m just exploring alternatives.

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