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A reasonable policy given the lack of control. What do they provide you with as an approved password manager?
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One of the headline features for me is the Firefox recommended extensions program, where the extension code (and updated code) is manually vetted for malware and privacy violations. > Recommended extensions are expected to: Function extremely well. All Recommended extensions should not only perform as they promise, but do so at an exceptional level. For instance, there may be many ad blockers out there, but not all a…
I wish they'd only permit manually vetted FOSS extensions, separating developers (who might secretly sell out) from the ability to push updates directly to users. I want something like F-Droid or Debian but for browser extensions. In fact it's really disappointing that Mozilla goes out of their way to make it difficult for another organization to do this for Firefox. If you want to install extensions from a source ot…
The developer does have to supply access to the code and updates do have to be vetted before being pushed to users for an extension to be included in the recommended extensions program.
This is a big advantage over Chromium based browsers, since we know that extension authors have sold their extension to less that scrupulous persons in the past who slip in malware without the user even knowing that a formerly well regarded extension has changed hands.
I've seen more than one post on HN with extension developers revealing how common it is to get offers to buy out an extension with a large user base.
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It's too bad this is always one of the most upvoted comments on every FF thread when it just doesn't reflect reality.. been using Firefox for basically it's entire existence and it just works. It's always worked. Never been significantly slower than Chrome, at least to an extent that it matters, and now it's not slower at all. I don't have Chrome installed on my computer since everything works. What parallel reality…
My experience also. Whenever a site doesn't work I try it in chrome and bing -- and it doesn't work there also.
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Firefox has compromised on DRM before and there's no reason to expect they won't cave again next time.
They caved because they were afraid that without Netflix they would lose market share but then they lost market share anyways. In the alternate universe where they didn't cave users mounted a pressure campaign against Netflix for blocking Firefox and that got the FTC's attention and Netflix was the one that caved .
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The parent raised a good point tho. If you can add devices without entering encryption info, how can it be properly E2E?
> If you can add devices without entering encryption info, how can it be properly E2E? It can’t. I don’t know about FF, but if you can add a device without explicit approval of one of your existing provisioned devices it is what I call Fake E2EE. You see different providers go to great lengths to do device local encryption etc but due to product requirements (“what if a user loses their device or forgets their passph…
Firefox falls flat on its foxy face when it comes to chromebook tablet support. I am so ready to ween myself from Chrome but when I open my chromebook, they pull me back in. Arrrgh.
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> I don't know what criteria is required to meet an E2EE (End to end encryption?) standard. Only sender and receiver (the “ends”) can decrypt the data, ie have the keys. In this case both ends are “you”, and the passphrase is the authentication for new devices. For e2ee to hold, neither the passphrase nor the key can be shared with another party, for instance Mozilla. > 1. If you lose your password and didn't setup a…
OK. It sounds like E2EE encryption in effect because Mozilla encrypts your cloud data with a password hashing algorithm. [I edited my comment above to get into more nuance about password reset is possible, but wipes data.] If you lose your Mozilla account password, you can reset it, but > Any data you have on the server will be erased when you reset your password (unless you use recovery keys). Your other devices wil…
Firefox has multiple compelling reasons to use it: Sync Containers Tree Style Tabs uBlock Origin on Android Open Source since 1998! Not based on Chromium Be wary of sync on a fresh Linux install, it might sync the default bookmarks and merge them with your own. Not a huge deal but definitely an annoyance.
Most important is that Firefox is the only barrier that protects us from Google locking up internet behind a DRM.
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If Containers is a sufficient alternative to Chromium's profiles, I'm switching, that was the only thing holding me back.
Firefox has its own profiles, which are separate from containers. `about:profiles` shows you a window for creating and switching to a different one. I add that as a bookmark on the bookmarks toolbar of the two profiles I use I believe there is a `-P` option to open a new window with a specific profile. I do not use it. I usually just open the browser and then go to the aforementioned bookmark and open the other profi…
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I’ll have to look into containers and tree style tabs. I have never knowingly used those.
Tree style tabs enables vertical tabs, which are listed at the side of the window rather than the top. It means you can still read tab titles when you have more than a dozen tabs open. Plus you can nest and rearrange your tabs to fit your work or study. For some, like me, it's a game changer and I dislike using chrome now because it doesn't support vertical tabs. Caveat: to disable top-of-window tabs you have to use…