On: Lots to See in Firefox 93

[bloopernova]

Well, the ad-in-address-bar situation is making me switch to Waterfox.

https://www.waterfox.net/

[kreeben → bloopernova]

Waterfox lists all the ways they receive information about their users here [0]. The list has a length of 1:

>> We learn information about you when you give it to us directly (e.g., when you choose to send us crash reports)

[0] https://www.waterfox.net/privacy/

Mozilla, say hello to my new little default browser friend.

[hnaccount141 → kreeben]

Worth noting that Waterfox was acquired by System1, an advertising company. While I've seen no evidence that this has affected the browser itself yet, I'd be a bit concerned about the incentives this creates.

https://system1.com/press/system1-welcomes-waterfox

[throwaway661885 → hnaccount141]

Yeah. Also I don't think most Firefox forks take security seriously. Jumping like this is like jumping into a house on fire because your finger got burned.