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• 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.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Seriously? I had no idea. That's kind of ironic if it is

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (6 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's wrong with Privacy Badger? Isn't that from EFF?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Google rewrites links in Google search (not that you use it but maybe you do sometimes). So, if you want the links you click in Google search to not go through a Google referral URL and instead go to the link advertised in the search result, then Privacy Badger is useful for this purpose.

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