Mozilla is ready to get back in the browser ring on mobile with Firefox 120

• 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.

  • EddieTee77@lemdro.idEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Since version 120 is coming to mobile soon with about 200 extensions (as mentioned in the article), can anyone recommend some good extensions that are newly added? I have ublock origin, HD YouTube, Google search fixer, clear url fixer, dark reader, privacy badger, and ghostery

    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
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      11 months ago

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

    • janAkali@lemmy.oneEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Try libredirect, it automatically redirects links from twitter, youtube, imgur and many other spying platforms to alternative privacy friendly frontends. It is also very customizable: you can turn only some redirects and configure what particular site to use for each platform.

    • TheMadnessKing@lemdro.idEnglish
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      11 months ago

      You can also drop ClearURLs filter. Better filters that are more up to date exists exists on uBlock like Adguard URL Tracking Protection and Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool.

      • EddieTee77@lemdro.idEnglish
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        11 months ago

        I wasn’t aware. It really seems like uBlock origin can do everything I had all those extra extensions for! Pretty impressive

          • EddieTee77@lemdro.idEnglish
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            11 months ago

            What amazes me is how much of the web is practically unusable without it… And yet the majority of users don’t have it

        • Zeroc00l@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Yeah, privacy badger and ghostery are no longer recommended, unlock origin will do their job (better).

            • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
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              11 months ago

              There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just not needed if FF blocks all 3rd party cookies outright. Privacy Badger was supposed to autodetect which 3rd party cookies were used to track you, there’s no point if they’re all blocked.

              If you have sites that need 3rd party cookies to work please note you can add exceptions in FF settings. I’ve seen instructions telling people to disable tracking protection altogether in that case but that’s a terrible idea.