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• Firefox offers better privacy and security than Chrome, with upcoming support for 200 new add-ons. • While Chrome dominates, Firefox gains ground with user-friendly browsing experience and open-source model. • Mozilla's focus on user privacy and transparency challenges Google's ad-centric approach, making Firefox a viable alternative.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You don't need Privacy Badger and Ghostery anymore if you turn the Enhanced Tracking Protection up to "strict" in settings.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ghostery has been great for denying cookie pop-ups. I don't think this setting will replace this feature?

Edit...

Nevermind. I just read this comment which suggests uBlock Origin can also handle cookies!

https://lemmy.ml/comment/5981058

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh even better! I would rather have settings in my browser instead of relying on extensions anyway. One of the many things I love about Firefox