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Re: Show HN: Quetta – A privacy-first web browser with enhanced ad blocker inside

#41
I thought we weren't supposed to Show HN before usable? Links to versions in footer seem dead and clicking store button gives:

"Quetta for iOS will hit App Store in Spring 2024. Stay tuned. Follow us to get the latest updates."

The Show HN should be clearer, Android only.

Separately, and not a Show HN problem just a product comment, product claims range from dubious to purposely misleading.

Re: Show HN: Quetta – A privacy-first web browser with enhanced ad blocker inside

#43
post #26

Damn it folks. Why is this so hard. Step 1: Install Firefox Step 2: Install ublock origin that's it. No need for all these stupid extra browsers with their false claims of absolute privacy.

Or just LibreWolf and call it a day

Can LibreWolf sync across devices like Firefox?

Re: Show HN: Quetta – A privacy-first web browser with enhanced ad blocker inside

#45
post #26

Damn it folks. Why is this so hard. Step 1: Install Firefox Step 2: Install ublock origin that's it. No need for all these stupid extra browsers with their false claims of absolute privacy.

That’s not it… need to set about ten settings after that: turning off telemetry, google search+keystroke spying, pocket, home page, corporate links, etc. All before connecting to the network.

Keystroke spying, you mean the autocomplete of google search terms or what else?

Re: Show HN: Quetta – A privacy-first web browser with enhanced ad blocker inside

#46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or just LibreWolf and call it a day

Can LibreWolf sync across devices like Firefox?

Yes https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#can-i-use-firefox-sync-with-...

Re: Show HN: Quetta – A privacy-first web browser with enhanced ad blocker inside

#47
post #26

Damn it folks. Why is this so hard. Step 1: Install Firefox Step 2: Install ublock origin that's it. No need for all these stupid extra browsers with their false claims of absolute privacy.

That’s not it… need to set about ten settings after that: turning off telemetry, google search+keystroke spying, pocket, home page, corporate links, etc. All before connecting to the network.

With something like https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/ for starters.

Or in German https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/ especially Surfen...,DNS...

And not doing it by downloading the 'normal' way, instead using https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/ , otherwise you've got the unique 'dltoken', be it randomized, or not.

Or use the source, Luke...

Re: Show HN: Quetta – A privacy-first web browser with enhanced ad blocker inside

#48

I clicked, read "Quetta does not collect, store or share any data." , but then: > The resource at “ https://stats.g.doubleclick.net/g/collect?[truncated]” was blocked because content blocking is enabled. (also their account identifier is "11l1l1l1l1", an attempt to anonymize their own advertising account? Seems legit) > Request to access cookie or storage on “ https://analytics.google.com/g/collect?[truncated]” was b…

Mozilla does the same thing. Their website is loaded with trackers, and for security reasons, parts of their website can't be controlled by addons like uBlock.

I have a strong suspicion their "install Firefox on your smart thermostat" popups that show up every time it updates itself are also part of their tracking solution, because there's no easy way to opt out of those and they sure contain a boatload of trackers.

While I don't really trust the company behind it, Brave seems to be the one browser that doesn't insist on packing their stuff full of trackers.

Re: Show HN: Quetta – A privacy-first web browser with enhanced ad blocker inside

#49

Looked at the Compare Chart. They just placed a few things like "Data Vault" or "Private Downloads" without any explanation what are those. Also they are so inaccurate. Like saying that Phones cannot play youtube videos in background. Well, you can just install an app, and it will be able to do that. Adblocking is not available for Safari, Chrome or Firefox? You don't need to be an IT person to figure out how to enab…

> Like saying that Phones cannot play youtube videos in background. And that's such an odd thing to pin on the browser, too. Google intentionally makes it difficult to play YouTube videos in the background; that's a perk they reserve for paying YouTube Premium users.

Yet another reason to use Firefox: the addon to fix Youtube background playback has been featured in Firefox's mobile addons even since the first iteration of their addon whitelist.

Re: Show HN: Quetta – A privacy-first web browser with enhanced ad blocker inside

#50

I thought we weren't supposed to Show HN before usable? Links to versions in footer seem dead and clicking store button gives: "Quetta for iOS will hit App Store in Spring 2024. Stay tuned. Follow us to get the latest updates." The Show HN should be clearer, Android only. Separately, and not a Show HN problem just a product comment, product claims range from dubious to purposely misleading.

> The Show HN should be clearer, Android only.

It's not on Android yet either.

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