Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

#1

Post by flowinho » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 6:58 AM UTC

As a privacy conscious user that loves open source software, I'm really puzzled regarding browsers right now. It's confusing.

It feels like basically everything is Chrome nowadays.

Are there any alternatives to Chrome-based browsers?

Best wishes and have a wonderful week

Re: Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

#2

Post by OuterVale » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:02 AM UTC

I have a few notes on alternative browsers at the bottom of this article that might be of use. https://vale.rocks/posts/everything-is-chrome#taking-action

Re: Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

#3

Post by achempion » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:23 AM UTC

Orion uses webkit, not sponsored by ad revenue

Re: Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

#4

Post by rusticpenn » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:45 AM UTC

I have been out of the loop, what happened with Firefox?

Re: Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

#5

Post by novia » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:46 AM UTC

brave?

Re: Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

#6

Post by foxhill » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:46 AM UTC

you can't be serious, surely?

yes, mozilla's TOS update is a bad thing, but switching to chrome (or chromium-based) for it is really cutting your nose to spite your face.

Re: Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

#7

Post by conceptme » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:48 AM UTC

rusticpenn wrote: post #4

I have been out of the loop, what happened with Firefox?

added new terms of use which are very questionable: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b...

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/fi...

Re: Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

#8

Post by promoterr » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:48 AM UTC

Chrome was NEVER (and won't be ever) the option.. https://contrachrome.com/

Re: Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

#9

Post by dev1ycan » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:50 AM UTC

There's mozilla free versions of firefox, additionally there's ladybird browser in the brewing.

Re: Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

#10

Post by crowselect » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:50 AM UTC

Yeah: firefox.

Is the browser ecosystem supposed to get better if we collapse it to just webkit and blink? Websites track us, browsers track us, web extensions track us, ISPs track us, OSs track us, cell networks track us.

Government passing legit privacy laws is the literal only way to prevent this - not browser choice. Unfortunately gov is fully captured by corporate interests most places in the world.