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Brave vs Firefox? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by adonkeystomple@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I currently use Brave and am curious about the pros and cons of both since I see many people recommend Firefox.

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[–] Umbrias@beehaw.org 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nobody has mentioned librewolf, which is a fantastic out of the box privacy browser. It's a Firefox fork.

[–] manwithabox@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

This is the way.:)

[–] ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is it truly just download and use?

I ask because I am not a tech person. I do not understand how to read or write code, what settings are the ones you need to safely change, etc.

I would happily try Librewolf if the browser is as simple as downloading

[–] nasa1531@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For the most part it really is. A lot of what it does I would do anyway, but it has that by default, which saves a lot of time for me every time I install it (which is quite often due to my endless distro-hopping). Not everything works perfectly, and a lot of that is intentional (such as spoofing the timezone). I would definitely recommend giving it a shot, and if something doesn't work well you can probably just turn it off (and they'll probably explain how in their FAQ).

[–] ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you. I will will have to check into it.