▲ 789 ▼ YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world (9to5google.com) submitted 2 years ago by ijeff@lemdro.id to c/technology@lemmy.world 338 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2787773 (!google@lemdro.id)
[–] verysoft@kbin.social 56 points 2 years ago (11 children) Firefox + uBlock Origin here still holding strong. permalink fedilink source hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (9 children) LibreWolf (Fork of Firefox without the crap like Pocket or Sponsored sites) is great too. It also comes preinstalled with uBlock Origin. It's what I recommend to everyone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] verysoft@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (8 children) I'd rather not personally. I can just disable all that anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (7 children) LibreWolf also makes significant privacy and security improvements by applying certain settings from Arkenfox user.js and from the Tor Browser. Sure, I can debloat and harden Firefox myself, but all of that is already done on LibreWolf, so that's what I recommend to new users, as they like to stick to the default settings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] verysoft@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah its fair enough, but it's easier to just use FF for me, I don't care if they want some anonymous usage statistics and trying to be fully private online is a fools errand. Base FF is good enough imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago It's not just Mozilla telemetry that LibreWolf protects you against, it also prevents random websites from fingerprinting you and the preinstalled uBlock Origin blocks trackers and all of that shit permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheGreatFox@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I'm also on Librewolf, but most people are not all that tech-savvy, so basic Firefox is better for them just because it has auto-update. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) It’s also not that difficult to configure hardened Firefox. It takes a minute or two and there are plenty of written and video guides that’ll have even the least tech savvy people up and running quickly. The tech literacy required to reasonably protect your privacy isn’t very high anymore. The biggest hurdle is getting people to care about their privacy in the first place. Librewolf is a wonderful project but not something I recommend very often in my personal life, if only because most people just don’t need or want that level of protection at the expense of convenience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Where does LibreWolf compromise on privacy or security? permalink fedilink source parent [–] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can also use the Firefox profile maker which is basically lets you create a new Firefox profile with the features and hardening you want. The website: https://ffprofile.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I keep forgetting that Windows doesn't have a proper package manager. From a software architecture point of view, an application shouldn't be responsible for updates, this should be handled by the operating system or a specific component of it, the package manager (which Windows doesn't have, at least not by default). permalink fedilink source parent [–] joker125@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I still haven't run into any issues with this setup. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (9 children) LibreWolf (Fork of Firefox without the crap like Pocket or Sponsored sites) is great too. It also comes preinstalled with uBlock Origin. It's what I recommend to everyone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] verysoft@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (8 children) I'd rather not personally. I can just disable all that anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (7 children) LibreWolf also makes significant privacy and security improvements by applying certain settings from Arkenfox user.js and from the Tor Browser. Sure, I can debloat and harden Firefox myself, but all of that is already done on LibreWolf, so that's what I recommend to new users, as they like to stick to the default settings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] verysoft@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah its fair enough, but it's easier to just use FF for me, I don't care if they want some anonymous usage statistics and trying to be fully private online is a fools errand. Base FF is good enough imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago It's not just Mozilla telemetry that LibreWolf protects you against, it also prevents random websites from fingerprinting you and the preinstalled uBlock Origin blocks trackers and all of that shit permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheGreatFox@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I'm also on Librewolf, but most people are not all that tech-savvy, so basic Firefox is better for them just because it has auto-update. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) It’s also not that difficult to configure hardened Firefox. It takes a minute or two and there are plenty of written and video guides that’ll have even the least tech savvy people up and running quickly. The tech literacy required to reasonably protect your privacy isn’t very high anymore. The biggest hurdle is getting people to care about their privacy in the first place. Librewolf is a wonderful project but not something I recommend very often in my personal life, if only because most people just don’t need or want that level of protection at the expense of convenience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Where does LibreWolf compromise on privacy or security? permalink fedilink source parent [–] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can also use the Firefox profile maker which is basically lets you create a new Firefox profile with the features and hardening you want. The website: https://ffprofile.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I keep forgetting that Windows doesn't have a proper package manager. From a software architecture point of view, an application shouldn't be responsible for updates, this should be handled by the operating system or a specific component of it, the package manager (which Windows doesn't have, at least not by default). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] verysoft@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (8 children) I'd rather not personally. I can just disable all that anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (7 children) LibreWolf also makes significant privacy and security improvements by applying certain settings from Arkenfox user.js and from the Tor Browser. Sure, I can debloat and harden Firefox myself, but all of that is already done on LibreWolf, so that's what I recommend to new users, as they like to stick to the default settings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] verysoft@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah its fair enough, but it's easier to just use FF for me, I don't care if they want some anonymous usage statistics and trying to be fully private online is a fools errand. Base FF is good enough imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago It's not just Mozilla telemetry that LibreWolf protects you against, it also prevents random websites from fingerprinting you and the preinstalled uBlock Origin blocks trackers and all of that shit permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheGreatFox@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I'm also on Librewolf, but most people are not all that tech-savvy, so basic Firefox is better for them just because it has auto-update. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) It’s also not that difficult to configure hardened Firefox. It takes a minute or two and there are plenty of written and video guides that’ll have even the least tech savvy people up and running quickly. The tech literacy required to reasonably protect your privacy isn’t very high anymore. The biggest hurdle is getting people to care about their privacy in the first place. Librewolf is a wonderful project but not something I recommend very often in my personal life, if only because most people just don’t need or want that level of protection at the expense of convenience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Where does LibreWolf compromise on privacy or security? permalink fedilink source parent [–] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can also use the Firefox profile maker which is basically lets you create a new Firefox profile with the features and hardening you want. The website: https://ffprofile.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I keep forgetting that Windows doesn't have a proper package manager. From a software architecture point of view, an application shouldn't be responsible for updates, this should be handled by the operating system or a specific component of it, the package manager (which Windows doesn't have, at least not by default). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (7 children) LibreWolf also makes significant privacy and security improvements by applying certain settings from Arkenfox user.js and from the Tor Browser. Sure, I can debloat and harden Firefox myself, but all of that is already done on LibreWolf, so that's what I recommend to new users, as they like to stick to the default settings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] verysoft@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah its fair enough, but it's easier to just use FF for me, I don't care if they want some anonymous usage statistics and trying to be fully private online is a fools errand. Base FF is good enough imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago It's not just Mozilla telemetry that LibreWolf protects you against, it also prevents random websites from fingerprinting you and the preinstalled uBlock Origin blocks trackers and all of that shit permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheGreatFox@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I'm also on Librewolf, but most people are not all that tech-savvy, so basic Firefox is better for them just because it has auto-update. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) It’s also not that difficult to configure hardened Firefox. It takes a minute or two and there are plenty of written and video guides that’ll have even the least tech savvy people up and running quickly. The tech literacy required to reasonably protect your privacy isn’t very high anymore. The biggest hurdle is getting people to care about their privacy in the first place. Librewolf is a wonderful project but not something I recommend very often in my personal life, if only because most people just don’t need or want that level of protection at the expense of convenience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Where does LibreWolf compromise on privacy or security? permalink fedilink source parent [–] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can also use the Firefox profile maker which is basically lets you create a new Firefox profile with the features and hardening you want. The website: https://ffprofile.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I keep forgetting that Windows doesn't have a proper package manager. From a software architecture point of view, an application shouldn't be responsible for updates, this should be handled by the operating system or a specific component of it, the package manager (which Windows doesn't have, at least not by default). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] verysoft@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah its fair enough, but it's easier to just use FF for me, I don't care if they want some anonymous usage statistics and trying to be fully private online is a fools errand. Base FF is good enough imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago It's not just Mozilla telemetry that LibreWolf protects you against, it also prevents random websites from fingerprinting you and the preinstalled uBlock Origin blocks trackers and all of that shit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago It's not just Mozilla telemetry that LibreWolf protects you against, it also prevents random websites from fingerprinting you and the preinstalled uBlock Origin blocks trackers and all of that shit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGreatFox@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I'm also on Librewolf, but most people are not all that tech-savvy, so basic Firefox is better for them just because it has auto-update. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) It’s also not that difficult to configure hardened Firefox. It takes a minute or two and there are plenty of written and video guides that’ll have even the least tech savvy people up and running quickly. The tech literacy required to reasonably protect your privacy isn’t very high anymore. The biggest hurdle is getting people to care about their privacy in the first place. Librewolf is a wonderful project but not something I recommend very often in my personal life, if only because most people just don’t need or want that level of protection at the expense of convenience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Where does LibreWolf compromise on privacy or security? permalink fedilink source parent [–] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can also use the Firefox profile maker which is basically lets you create a new Firefox profile with the features and hardening you want. The website: https://ffprofile.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I keep forgetting that Windows doesn't have a proper package manager. From a software architecture point of view, an application shouldn't be responsible for updates, this should be handled by the operating system or a specific component of it, the package manager (which Windows doesn't have, at least not by default). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) It’s also not that difficult to configure hardened Firefox. It takes a minute or two and there are plenty of written and video guides that’ll have even the least tech savvy people up and running quickly. The tech literacy required to reasonably protect your privacy isn’t very high anymore. The biggest hurdle is getting people to care about their privacy in the first place. Librewolf is a wonderful project but not something I recommend very often in my personal life, if only because most people just don’t need or want that level of protection at the expense of convenience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Where does LibreWolf compromise on privacy or security? permalink fedilink source parent [–] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can also use the Firefox profile maker which is basically lets you create a new Firefox profile with the features and hardening you want. The website: https://ffprofile.com/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Where does LibreWolf compromise on privacy or security? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can also use the Firefox profile maker which is basically lets you create a new Firefox profile with the features and hardening you want. The website: https://ffprofile.com/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I keep forgetting that Windows doesn't have a proper package manager. From a software architecture point of view, an application shouldn't be responsible for updates, this should be handled by the operating system or a specific component of it, the package manager (which Windows doesn't have, at least not by default). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joker125@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I still haven't run into any issues with this setup. permalink fedilink source parent