Privacy Perserving Attribution & Non-Firefox Web Browsers
Tuesday, 16 July 2024 02:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
queer_scribblingFirefox is trying to develop Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA) as an alternative to advertising that collects information about individuals, and I can understand why someone would want to try that. I found out from ~Laridian's post that this PPA feature has been rolled out in the latest Firefox update with everyone opted-in, and I can't say that was the way I'd want to find out this information. It's possible that someone could suggest actually reading the update info that shows up in the browser post-update, but I suspect I'm not the only one that skims or skips over that since it's usually not something like 'we've automatically opted you into this PPA experiment'.
I'm not currently interested in trying out a different web browser, but I did want to keep track of the options mentioned in the comment section of ~Laridian's post:
~ Ladybird, which is a browser still in development that was started from a browser for SerenityOS (it's described as not using any elements of code from other browsers);
~ LibreWolf, which is an independent version of Firefox focused on "privacy, security and user freedom" first released in 2020;
~ Waterfox, which was started as a 64-Bit browser based on Firefox in 2011 and then focused more on privacy and customisation.
LibreWolf and Waterfox sorta sound the same in the basic description, but from my curious poking about, I think LibreWolf makes a few concessions on usability in favor of security and privacy, while Waterfox errs a bit more towards maintaining usability. Some people may care more about OS and device options: Ladybird is currently described as being compatible with Linux and MacOS; LibreWolf has Linux options, Windows, and MacOS; and Waterfox has Linux, Windows, MacOS, and Android releases.
I'm not currently interested in trying out a different web browser, but I did want to keep track of the options mentioned in the comment section of ~Laridian's post:
~ Ladybird, which is a browser still in development that was started from a browser for SerenityOS (it's described as not using any elements of code from other browsers);
~ LibreWolf, which is an independent version of Firefox focused on "privacy, security and user freedom" first released in 2020;
~ Waterfox, which was started as a 64-Bit browser based on Firefox in 2011 and then focused more on privacy and customisation.
LibreWolf and Waterfox sorta sound the same in the basic description, but from my curious poking about, I think LibreWolf makes a few concessions on usability in favor of security and privacy, while Waterfox errs a bit more towards maintaining usability. Some people may care more about OS and device options: Ladybird is currently described as being compatible with Linux and MacOS; LibreWolf has Linux options, Windows, and MacOS; and Waterfox has Linux, Windows, MacOS, and Android releases.
