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
    381·
    1 year 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

        • Zeroc00l@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          284·
          1 year ago

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

            • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
              91·
              1 year 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.

            • online@lemmy.mlEnglish
              3·
              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.

          • yum@lemmy.eco.brEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I’m surprised I haven’t heard this before. Thanks! I will proceed to only use uBlock Origin from now on (although I really enjoy the auto-reject cookies)

            • Ace! _SL/S@ani.socialEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              uBlock can disable cookie popups, go to settings, filters and then scroll down to annoyances. Enable AdGuard Cookiebanners and Easylist Cookiebanners

    • janAkali@lemmy.oneEnglish
      25·
      1 year 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.

      • EddieTee77@lemdro.idEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Good suggestion! I haven’t heard of this before and it seems like a great tool considering how much things have changed recently on these platforms

    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

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

      • Swarfega@lemm.eeEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        Ghostery has been great for denying cookie pop-ups. I don’t think this setting will replace this feature?

        Edit…

        Nevermind. I just read this comment which suggests uBlock Origin can also handle cookies!

        https://lemmy.ml/comment/5981058

      • EddieTee77@lemdro.idEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Oh even better! I would rather have settings in my browser instead of relying on extensions anyway. One of the many things I love about Firefox

    • miss_brainfart@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      If LibRedirect becomes available, then definitely that. Redirects links from at this point twenty different services to more privacy-friendly frontends

    • TheMadnessKing@lemdro.idEnglish
      3·
      1 year 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
        3·
        1 year 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
            2·
            1 year 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