Hi, I’ve read a lot about different browsers for both PC and android but I just can’t seem to find whether disabling JavaScript on firefox (in my case ironfox on grapheneos) actually makes firefox’s security acceptable/good compared to chromium based browsers (in my case vanadium) I don’t want to support google’s browser dominance nor do I trust them to make the browser without intentional privacy risks. (I’m sure the GOS team will or have removed any obvious privacy invasive features if any exist.)
I assume vanadium without JavaScript would be safer than ironfox without JavaScript but is ironfox without JavaScript actually safe enough for daily use and random website visits?
PS: my threat model is that I’m probably not in danger but want to limit all data collection as much as possible. I don’t have anything to necessarily hide but I still care about privacy.
My biggest reason for disabling JavaScript is fingerprinting and on android (theoretically, I’ve yet to begin using it, security). I, as a naive tech hobbyist have not heard anything about a non JavaScript fingerprinting system being widely used. So I thought I’d disable it since I don’t really need it, I prefer the web without it anyways. I mostly use privacy front ends anyways so I don’t lose access to valuable sources of information.
I also find that most websites I use work fine without JavaScript, so I mainly avoid websites that require JavaScript as I don’t really need those websites nor care about them. In the rare chance I really need it for a website I want to use I simply toggle it on temporarily so I don’t belive I lose anything by disabling it.
Would you still say firefox suffers from any of the huge problems all the chromium enthusiasts say android firefox have if you disable JavaScript? (Can’t give examples as I don’t remember them, simply that firefox is “very insecure” compared to chromium.)