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lovefromisrael you see. im a simple user......

If you're a simple user then I assume you likely won't be using Firefox or its forks for add-ons? In that case, adding to my previous reply, Vanadium works well for most users as it ships with GrapheneOS.

Then again, we don't know why you want to use a Gecko-based browser or if there's anything specific you want to achieve.

yore If you're looking for security, Vanadium is the best browser you can use. If you want a balance of privacy and security, Brave is a good option

I would turn the statement around

lovefromisrael ive heard librewolf for linux is bad

No it isn't but you can use your distros firefox and set the privacy settings yourself.

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    lovefromisrael if it's about ad blocking, Vanadium has added a basic ad blocking feature recently. You can also use Brave and set the setting (in "Brave Shields & privacy" to "aggressive"). Or you can use your VPN's DNS based ad blocking (I use Mullvad, works pretty well) and use any browser of your liking. If you don't have a VPN, you can use Blokada instead which is free and will use up your 1 VPN slot per profile.

    I guess the best way is you try these ideas out, alongside Mull + uBlock Origin, and see what works best for you.

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    ProtonVPN's Ad blocking on Vanadium is also decent.
    @lovefromisrael If you're on about security stick to the GrapheneOS preloaded resources. Any additional third party app adds unnecessary attack surface, let alone one like a browser that uses its own webview. If you're on about privacy, guess what, that goes hand in hand with having a secure enviroment.

    xxx default Firefox is not really privacy friendly. You cant edit all settings through a GUI

    Dealing with updating and changing arkenfox is a bit annoying. But fine.

    Just create an override file and use their updater.

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    AlphaElwedritsch Brave is not a firefox based browser...

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    They are all shite. Security wise, but also privacy wise. Yeah, I know, Mull - but you get many broken webpages.

    I just use Fennec F-Droid with a couple of extensions (uBlock Origin, TWP Translate for Mobile, Dark Reader, Bypass Paywall Cleans from XPI file). It's fully compatible with all websites unlike e.g. Mull which is more aggressive on privacy settings but can break some websites because of it.

    The main difference to the normal Mozilla Firefox for Android is that it's fully FOSS, removed all telemetry, and has some small improvements e.g. about:config is accessible.

    Fennec on GOS because it's on fdroid and a more open firefox mobile version with all extensions, Librewolf on linux, because I'm too lazy to always set the latest settings myself. Librewolf is doing a greaet job with that.

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    yore Saw the messages...

    It seems a few users thought I was referring to OP being political. I wanted to edit my post for context but I missed the edit window. I was not referring to OP, but rather the politics which we know usually come up whenever a "Firefox vs. Chromium" discussion starts.

    I didn't expect some users would jump to conclusions like that. There is already enough negativity these days.

      yore I didn't expect some users would jump to conclusions like that. There is already enough negativity these days.

      That's why it's important to remember how we word what we say online. It's too easy to misinterpret things through this method of communication.

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        ErnestThornhill Agreed.

        I opened a topic regarding the short edit window a few weeks ago. It seems to be a feature of Flarum, the forum framework, to prevent bad users editing their posts to misdirect the context.

        In any case, I hope some thought can be put into this as I have never experienced misuse of the edit feature in Discourse forums, and it would solve many problems.

        Hello, for GOS I would suggest sticking to Vanadium due to the sizable security benefits of the app being developed and shipped in tandem with the OS. For desktop, if you need persistent joys of life like being logged into websites I would suggest installing arkenfox on vanilla Firefox due to fast updates and customizability benefits. For more private everyday browsing and dealing with untrusted sites I would suggest using the brilliant Mullvad browser.

        Any browser solution which claims extra privacy by piling on unnecessary extensions (like Decentraleyes or DDG privacy bundle) or even necessary good extensions like UBlock Origin are not to be trusted because piling on extensions decreases fingerprinting protection and also requires a lot of trust.