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Sips'@slrpnk.net to Privacy@lemmy.ml ·
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Don't see many mentions to Waterfox?

www.waterfox.net

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Don't see many mentions to Waterfox?

www.waterfox.net

Sips'@slrpnk.net to Privacy@lemmy.ml ·
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Fast and Private Web Browser
www.waterfox.net
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Waterfox is the privacy-focused web browser engineered to give you speed, control, and peace of mind on the internet.

Waterfox is a browser, obviously based on Firefox, but without default “junk” that Firefox comes with.

Don’t see many mentions to Waterfox at all in this community? Are there any specific reasons for it? Seems like a neat version of Firefox, with development based out of the UK.

  • Worthwile blogpost on their independence and future updates: https://www.waterfox.net/blog/waterfox-in-2023/
  • Project: https://www.waterfox.net
  • Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/net.waterfox.waterfox
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    Waterfox was bought by an ad company.

    Edit: According to this page it’s no longer the case, though I still am not completely comfortable with it.

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      They were, but as I understand they are once again independent. I’d still rather stick with Librewolf, but I’m glad there are options.

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      They became independent again last year!

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        Yeah I found that out as I was looking for sources, but you guys are quick to comment, aha!

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          Hehe all good 😇

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      not anymore, they became independent again in 2023

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      I hate to break it to you but Mozilla, Google and Microsoft are all Advertising companies.

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        All big tech is. They got big for a reason. Though I find Mozilla much less of a thread than other corps like Google, Meta, Microsoft. Meta I find easy to block as none of their services are actually useful. Google is a tad bit harder, and Microshit creeps in on every spot and I don’t like it.

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          deleted by creator

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            Eh, I think having a PiHole at home internet and a private DNS on phone is good enough for me. Not to mention uBlock configured with the Anti-Facebook list 🤷‍♂️

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          I think that is fair. However, you shouldn’t trust Mozilla more than any other company

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            Any big company can’t be trusted. They got big with a reason :)

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      Oof… 🚩🚩🚩 fool me once…

      Anti Commercial-AI license

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