Question on browsers

tuxlover4

I was misinformed . After doing some more research I learned you are correct regarding vivaldi . well today I learned something new. anyway I agree that Vivaldi is a good browser . Looks like chrome is at the heart of every major Linux browser not counting Firefox by Mozilla . I am now reconsidering my choice of browsers. Has anyone looked at Waterfox ( a browser based on Firefox as a base or a variant of Firefox ) or Librewolf .?

brent

tuxlover4 a hardened FF is better than LibreWolf but if you are not into the whole DIY thing the Libre Wolf might be the most popular FF knockoff. it's well-loved.
Like axios said, for many reasons some FF knockoffs like pale moon, waterfox have fallen out of favor. some sold out, some wither from neglect. same old story.
I myself am having fun with a FF remake called Floorp, yes Floorp. Japanse students set out to rebuild FF into a sexy Chrome browser--such a weird and necessary endeavour and they weirdly pull it off. It's has some innovative features (tree browsing, etc) and security settings are enabled unlike FF where you have to do it manually.

I am torn between the Chrome and FF knockoffs too. Many are so good. What I really love are webkit browsers--people make them....but they don't make good plugins and extenstions for them yet...at least it's a bitchin 3rd option

WetGeek

tuxlover4 anyway I agree that Vivaldi is a good browser

Indeed, it is. And it makes it easy to un-Google it in the settings. Turning OFF all of these is one of the first things I do after installing Vivaldi on new hardware or VM.

In another current thread here, folks were testing their favorite browsers to see whether they left identifiable "fingerprints" that allowed identifying them from one website to the next. Vivaldi passed two different tests with flying colors "out of the box," without requiring installing any extension to do that.

Axios

@"tuxlover4"#p79929Waterfox got sold to somebody dont remb who so it kinda fell out
of trusting it with people.

riffer

I have Librewolf installed now. Use the flatpak.

I suggest everyone really concerned about privacy try Mullvad. It has some pretty cool features. One note is that. like any browser, you compromise anti-fingerprinting by adding extensions. the problem with Mullvad is that, given the small pool of users, you will stick out like a sore thumb by even adding one extension. Mullvad is intended to be used "as is".

Regardless, here are the instructions for installing Mullvad on Solus, Good as of last week:

Create a folder in Downloads or wherever and go into it from the terminal:

cd ~/.local/share && wget https://mullvad.net/en/download/browser/linux64/latest -O mullvad-browser.tar.xz
tar -xvf mullvad-browser.tar.xz mullvad-browser
rm mullvad-browser.tar.xz && cd mullvad-browser
./start-mullvad-browser.desktop --register-app

A couple of additional niggles:
Currently, I don't think you can set Mullvad as the default browser. There is an issue on the github
I don't know how the Mullvad extension works if you don't have Mullvad VPN.

P.S. And as mentioned above, I don't use it as I don't need this level of security and I find Brave easier.

WetGeek

riffer like any browser, you compromise anti-fingerprinting by adding extensions.

Not ANY browser. Vivaldi doesn't need any extensions do deal with fingerprinting.

From the other thread about the subject, this appears to be the most reliable test of fingerprinting:
https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

jppelt

WetGeek Vivaldi is like a guilty pleasure...so good...but why must it be based on Chromium? I still use Firefox w/ containers from time to time to alleviate my guilt. But man, Vivaldi...and those workspaces...with tiling...mail...RSS...it is the KDE of browsers...infinitely customizable.

WetGeek

jppelt Vivaldi is like a guilty pleasure...so good...but why must it be based on Chromium?

I'm not sure why you're so set against Chromium. Is it the myth about compromised privacy because it was created by Google?

As I pointed out above, there are settings that can be turned off in Vivaldi that stop it from interacting with Google altogether. Whenever I load Vivaldi onto a new computer or VM, the first thing I do is install the LastPass extension, so I can grab the Vivaldi password that's needed to do a sync.

The second thing I do is go through the settings quickly and turn off any further Google access. With the Vivaldi password in hand, I have what I need to do a sync, and I don't need -- or want -- anything else to do with Google.

jppelt

WetGeek I just want browser engine diversity - I am, by nature, anti-monopoly/one source. Chromium has a lot of good...but feel that eventually we will lack true engine diversity and choice. I use Vivaldi 99% + of the time. Currently typing in my "Linux" workspace.

I have turned off all Google features. Added a few extensions (UBlock, P Badger, etc). I just want some engine diversity. Should Gecko no longer be around...sadness.

[edited percentage - from 9- to 99%]

Axios

Easy to tell if browser is calling home install wireshark and log it for awhile.
if its not calling home its safe. problem solved
lol sorry had to post it

viyoriya

anyone have tried new Opera / Opera crypto / gx looks cool ...If you wanna try check the settings 😃

Brucehankins

viyoriya I use opera-stable as my daily. I use GX on my windows PC, mostly because I prefer the color options to other browsers including opera-stable. I don't use any of the gaming specific features. Never tried the crypto browser, I don't want anything to do with any cryptocurrency things.