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Firefox has a lot of issues, but maybe we don't have any other option. (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

Google Chrome is now encouraging uBlock Origin users who have updated to the latest version to switch to other ad blockers before Manifest v2 extensions are disabled.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah IMO there is nothing in vanilla Firefox to complain about that you can't disable easily from the settings. You only need librewolf or the arkenfox user.js if you're a privacy nut.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"Privacy nut" might be a little harsh, as it's a valid concern.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't mean it as a derogative, but there's a certain point at which you have to either go whole hog on minimizing your digital footprint, or accept that some companies are gonna know more about you than you would maybe prefer. I think the Firefox defaults are much less onerous than, say, signing up for a loyalty program with any major retailer, and you can disable the few things that do any tracking.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Agreed, Firefox is better than most. I'm using it myself on both mobile, Windows and Debian.