That article finally pushed me away. I've been half-heartedly trying alternatives for a while but I'm now on Brave.
Transition was surprisingly smooth. Built-in adblock and bookmarks and logins all got imported. Now I still have to decide between NoScript and uMatrix for my script blocking needs and I'm set.
Edit: Looks like I'm going with NoScript. uMatrix is way more powerful but apparently the dev stopped development.
Firefox is an okay browser, but every spinoff that came out of it are leagues better solely because they're not trying to actively shove wokeism down my throat.
I'm not saying that this is necessarily a bad thing since hopes and dreams don't pay rent and necessities, but people should be aware and make a conscious decision.
Pale Moon had a security incident where malware was injected into executables. That, also, can happen to any company but it's another sign that precaution is required for selection.
I personally use Brave as my primary browser, which has had its own controversies. Plus, it's based on Chromium.
Of course, getting off FireFox is strongly recommended regardless of choice ultimately. Their wokeness and anti-privacy measures have only accelerated over time, and will continue to do so.
I'm not saying that this is necessarily a bad thing since hopes and dreams don't pay rent and necessities, but people should be aware and make a conscious decision.
People have been saying the sky is falling when Adblock Plus was bought by an ad company, or was it always made by one and they just addeed those optional unintrusive ads? Either way, I've been using it with no issues (or ads) until yesterday.
No idea about System1 but yea, doesn't have to be a bad thing.
Unfortunately, when AdBlock Plus was compromised in its business model, it did have a direct & visible effect on my browsing experience, so I had to switch.
In terms of impact, IMO it's worse than monetization of anonymized user data aggregation, which some companies use as their model. Perhaps System1 falls under this umbrella. Glad you weren't impacted either way.
uBlock Origin (all browsers) and uBlock Origin Extra (for Chromium browsers) work great in conjunction with Disable HTML5 Autoplay (Reloaded) if you ever have problems.
BTW, last night my partner noticed that there aren't any tweets on Apple's Twitter account. I can't see any this morning as well. Any idea what's happening?
I guess I'll try out Waterfox if I can figure out a good way to keep it installed and updated on Linux. Not sure if that's better, but well it's something.
Rust is a great resume item and does have some legitimate positives as a language. I don't recommend anyone become beholden to any language or platform (prime example being NodeJS and variants), but it doesn't hurt to learn.
That article finally pushed me away. I've been half-heartedly trying alternatives for a while but I'm now on Brave.
Transition was surprisingly smooth. Built-in adblock and bookmarks and logins all got imported. Now I still have to decide between NoScript and uMatrix for my script blocking needs and I'm set.
Edit: Looks like I'm going with NoScript. uMatrix is way more powerful but apparently the dev stopped development.
I am liking Brave so far also. Mozilla products, never again.
Apparently it's the same dev that made Ublock Origin and he's focusing on that and gave up on umatrix.
What did Noscript do?
Feels like every company in America is aligning against us.
Companies are all from Democrat California.
What else did you expect.
The Waterfox fork doesn't benefit them, does it?
Firefox is an okay browser, but every spinoff that came out of it are leagues better solely because they're not trying to actively shove wokeism down my throat.
Waterfox was bought by System1, an advertising company: https://www.waterfox.net/blog/waterfox-has-joined-system1/
I'm not saying that this is necessarily a bad thing since hopes and dreams don't pay rent and necessities, but people should be aware and make a conscious decision.
Pale Moon had a security incident where malware was injected into executables. That, also, can happen to any company but it's another sign that precaution is required for selection.
I personally use Brave as my primary browser, which has had its own controversies. Plus, it's based on Chromium.
Of course, getting off FireFox is strongly recommended regardless of choice ultimately. Their wokeness and anti-privacy measures have only accelerated over time, and will continue to do so.
Thanks, switching right now from Firefox to Brave. Why can companies not keep political opinions to themselves? Wankers, all of 'em.
Because California.
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Origins Mountain View, California
People have been saying the sky is falling when Adblock Plus was bought by an ad company, or was it always made by one and they just addeed those optional unintrusive ads? Either way, I've been using it with no issues (or ads) until yesterday.
No idea about System1 but yea, doesn't have to be a bad thing.
Unfortunately, when AdBlock Plus was compromised in its business model, it did have a direct & visible effect on my browsing experience, so I had to switch.
In terms of impact, IMO it's worse than monetization of anonymized user data aggregation, which some companies use as their model. Perhaps System1 falls under this umbrella. Glad you weren't impacted either way.
uBlock Origin (all browsers) and uBlock Origin Extra (for Chromium browsers) work great in conjunction with Disable HTML5 Autoplay (Reloaded) if you ever have problems.
BTW, last night my partner noticed that there aren't any tweets on Apple's Twitter account. I can't see any this morning as well. Any idea what's happening?
That's nice, but is there a way to get away from Thunderbird as well, while employing the same, if not more powerful filter controls?
Speaking of email, can we finally get away from Google, yet?
Swap over to Protonmail, they just rolled out a Drive alternative too.
I guess I'll try out Waterfox if I can figure out a good way to keep it installed and updated on Linux. Not sure if that's better, but well it's something.
Lol was gonna use rustlang, but think I will stick to C
Rust is a great resume item and does have some legitimate positives as a language. I don't recommend anyone become beholden to any language or platform (prime example being NodeJS and variants), but it doesn't hurt to learn.