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LibreWolf [web browser] - A free and open-source fork of Firefox, with an emphasis on privacy and security. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A few things come to mind... for me the main reasons are:

The new Mozilla CEO pushes AI into Firefox, and for now it seems that it will be an Opt-out procedure to get rid of it. As a software developer with a bit of technical knowledge about ML and LLMs I have a deep mistrust against C-Level types blabbering on about AI as our lord and savior.
Mozilla is funded heavily by Google. Almost 85% of Mozilla's funds come from Search engine deals with Google. Google itself is one of the top 3 megacorps when it comes to surveillance capitalism, erosion of privacy and enshittification. You guessed it, that's not very trustworthy to me either.
There are more reasons, but I'm not a fucking wikipedia. Look it up if you really want to know.

Also I think it is good to have a choice, especially in the browser market where Chrome, Edge (MS-flavoured Chrome) and Firefox are the only viable mainstream choices for most people. If you're happy with Firefox, good for you. But there are valid reasons not to be.

[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

So far it's just a tiny button in the bottom left corner that can be removed with two clicks. If it escalates then maybe I will worry.
That's fair but at the same time, at least it's a funded OSS project?

I can agree that Firefox isn't always taking the perfectly moral stance on every issue, but I just don't yet see a deal breaker materializing in the browser itself.