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Firefox alternatives

I'm thinking of switching to some Firefox alternative, but there are too many. So far, I'm thinking of Floorp, Waterfox or LibreWolf, but it is hard to decide on one specifically. Is there are suggestion in terms of privacy, security, maintanability, etc?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I'd go with LibreWolf.

~~A few years ago, Waterfox was purchased by System1, and advertising company~~. It also collects more user data. Edit: Looks like the dev bought it back. I'd still recommend LibreWolf though.

In my experience, LibreWolf is a good balance between privacy and functionality. I've never had problems with LibreWolf.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It seems like last year the dev purchased back the project and the ad company is no more involved

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Oh really? Well, that's good news! I'll edit my comment. Thanks for the information.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I sense a new business model:

Make something that starts gaining users; Sell to ad company; Users move away; buy back cheap. (Optional: Repeat.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

@[email protected] thanks, I'm using it for a few days for now