Since currently Lemmy is mostly made up of nerds, I’d like to know what browsers you use and why? You could just upvote the comment with your browser of choice if you don’t want to explain.
Edge and Chrome
Brave. It got better privacy ratings than Firefox and I really like the design.
> browser that’s based on Chromium and got caught editing referral links into URLs got a better privacy rating than Firefox
You’ve been lied to lol
He’s not lying. Mutiple tests around net agree that OUT OF THE BOX it’s the most secure browser.
It may nominally have more secure defaults than Firefox (although I doubt it’s better in the areas that matter.)
The problem is that the creators have demonstrated (by secretly injecting referral/affiliate links into URLs, and also by being crypto shills) that they are entirely untrustworthy. In a piece of software as security and privacy critical as a browser, such behavior is unacceptable.
I usually stick to the browser that comes bundled with the OS. On my computer, I use Microsoft Edge, and on my phone I use Chrome. I’m just very lazy to download a different browser, I’m not biased at all. If I start using Linux, I’ll be using Firefox (idk if different Linux distros bundle different browsers). If I ever switch to iOS or macOS, I’d use Safari.
I think I’m automatically being hated now for using a browser made by a company that sells my data to advertisers.
Ulaa
On desktop, Librewolf (Firefox) and Brave. Sometimes I need a Chromoum browser (thanks Google), and Brave is one of the better options.
On iOS, it doesn’t really matter. Though, I went with Brave. Ad blocking and background media playback is great.
On Android I use Mull, which is a hardened Firefox, with goals similar to Librewolf. Again, Brave as a backup.
