tetchy afJul 23, 2023

Stop using Chrome as your daily driver.

Google proposed adding DRM to Chrome, which will be used to stop ad blockers, privacy tools, password plugins, accessibility/reader modes.

The only way to stop Google’s Chrome from wrecking the internet like Internet Explorer did for many year is to switch to a NOT chromium-based browser as soon as possible for your day to day. You’ve got Safari and Firefox as your choices.

I know you’ll have to use Chrome sometimes because it’s already happening.

Show threadRaph J 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸 #HelloQuitteX
@af what are the options on mobile ? FF sucks on mobile. I use Bromite but it's Chromium.
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Show threadMark CrockerJul 23, 2023

@RaphJ @af I have #IceRaven https://github.com/fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser#iceraven-browser-- installed via FFUpdater (Updater for privacy friendly browsers)
https://f-droid.org/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater/

I use it when I need to use an extension or have a long read that I probably won't finish in one sitting.

I use the #DuckDuckGoBrowser for most quick reads and transient stuff

Since I am using #GrapheneOS , which has #Vanadium installed by default, I use that for sites where I want to hold onto cookies. It will be interesting how they handle this change

GitHub - fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser: Iceraven Browser

Iceraven Browser. Contribute to fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show threadMark BurtonOct 30, 2023
@mcrocker @RaphJ @af
Just trying out #IceRaven on Android now. Looks rather good and allows acces to many add-ons that Firefox mobile doesn't. Slightly riskier maybe but worth having as a second option.
Show threadMark BurtonNov 3, 2023
@mcrocker @RaphJ @af
After a few days I'm very satisfied and have made it the default browser, mainly so I can run Consent-O-Matic.
Unpaywall would be good too (finds legal non-paywalled version of articles).
Show threadblackknight95857669Jul 23, 2023
@RaphJ @af For mobile I use Mull browser, installed via F-droid. It's Mozilla based, but it's "de-blobbed" and uses a bunch of Tor Uplift features. uBlock Origin + Dark Reader makes a lot of the web less annoying.
Show threadWalter TrossJul 24, 2023
@RaphJ
what makes you say FF sucks on mobile? I use it all the time, and have almost nothing to complain (and I'm a full-stack developer)
@af
Show threadRaph J 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸 #HelloQuitteXJul 24, 2023
@waltertross @af It is slow as hell and buggy.
Show threadWalter TrossJul 24, 2023
@RaphJ would you have example websites where FF is slow/buggy? I haven't noticed either yet.
@af
Show threadRaph J 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸 #HelloQuitteXJul 24, 2023
@waltertross @af Well I tried it 5 years ago and it was mostly long scrolling on Twitter / reddit that made it crash. I didn't give it a try since then.
Show threadWalter TrossJul 24, 2023
@RaphJ @af Oh, things have changed in 5 years! Anyway, I just tried Twitter in both Chrome and Firefox, and a) I haven't been able to make it crash by scrolling and scrolling, b) the scrolling is smoother in Chrome than in Firefox, but even in Chrome it's not completely smooth, c) I haven't been able to see any other difference in speed (but that would probably require some other website)
Show threadRaph J 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸 #HelloQuitteXJul 25, 2023
@waltertross @af thanks i'll give it abother try.
Show threadClaude GohierJul 25, 2023
@RaphJ @waltertross @af
Also, you can install uBlock Origin in mobile Firefox.