▲ 795 ▼ 10 Reasons You Should Switch From Chrome to Firefox. (www.howtogeek.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 192 comments fedilink hide all child comments 10 Reasons You Should Switch From Chrome to Firefox.::The best browser sync out there.
[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 140 points 2 years ago (19 children) Posting this on Lemmy is preaching to the choir. permalink fedilink source hideshow 19 child comments replies: [–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (5 children) have any instance admins ever shared the browser stats? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] kawa@reddeet.com 11 points 2 years ago (4 children) Well, me :) right here : https://analytics.kawa.zip/reddeet.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (3 children) 14% ain't bad i suppose. and some FF users may be masking, and your sample size of 12 may not be very representative permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it is 12%, that's still much higher than the internet as a whole which is only 2-3% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* need a bigger sample size really. 14% of reddeet.coms 12 active users is 1 person permalink fedilink source parent [–] kawa@reddeet.com 3 points 2 years ago Yeah it's a very small instance, I'm the only one really using it right now ^^' permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (12 children) Hi. I'm on lemmy. I haven't switched. Why? Because there an insane amount of incorporation into Google. Email, my phone communicating to pc, passwords, auto fill, saved cookies, credit cards. I want to switch. I want to get off chrome from what I've been reading regarding it's practices. But I'm so engraved and the undertaking of switching is not something I've committed to yet. Or might never. I already have a Google Home in my kitchen. I feel like privacy isn't something I have a privilege of anymore. They've got me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 17 points 2 years ago (5 children) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/switching-chrome-firefox Firefox makes it easy to import all that stuff permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) Huh. Wow. And it has mobile to pc incorporation? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 14 points 2 years ago If you mean it syncs to mobile, yes permalink fedilink source parent [–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Honestly for me it has much better synching. It took a little work to move everything over, but far less than I anticipated. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) My Firefox experience is seamless between my work station, laptop and Android phone. Syncing happens immediately when I open my session on either of them. I don't use the Google ecosystem much though (I mean Google pay, etc) so transitioning may be harder than I imagine from where I sit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Man I don't really use anything Google except my Gmail when logging into misc accounts permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (5 children) You store your passwords on Chome? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children) Yes 😢 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Oh man! Download KeePassXC, put your passwords on there, install the browser extension to use it in your browsers. You can back it up any way you want, including using Google Drive because the file is encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] maxwisecracks@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Some people don't want to sign up to a cloud provider or manage their own instance. KeePassXC offers a simple file that can be stored on your devices. It's easy to sync using your existing cloud accounts and encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The overlap of the community that don't want to sign up to cloud providers and those that save their passwords to chrome is a very small overlap. Poco a poco, little by little. Jumping into the deepend is not for everyone permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (5 children) have any instance admins ever shared the browser stats? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] kawa@reddeet.com 11 points 2 years ago (4 children) Well, me :) right here : https://analytics.kawa.zip/reddeet.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (3 children) 14% ain't bad i suppose. and some FF users may be masking, and your sample size of 12 may not be very representative permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it is 12%, that's still much higher than the internet as a whole which is only 2-3% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* need a bigger sample size really. 14% of reddeet.coms 12 active users is 1 person permalink fedilink source parent [–] kawa@reddeet.com 3 points 2 years ago Yeah it's a very small instance, I'm the only one really using it right now ^^' permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kawa@reddeet.com 11 points 2 years ago (4 children) Well, me :) right here : https://analytics.kawa.zip/reddeet.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (3 children) 14% ain't bad i suppose. and some FF users may be masking, and your sample size of 12 may not be very representative permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it is 12%, that's still much higher than the internet as a whole which is only 2-3% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* need a bigger sample size really. 14% of reddeet.coms 12 active users is 1 person permalink fedilink source parent [–] kawa@reddeet.com 3 points 2 years ago Yeah it's a very small instance, I'm the only one really using it right now ^^' permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (3 children) 14% ain't bad i suppose. and some FF users may be masking, and your sample size of 12 may not be very representative permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it is 12%, that's still much higher than the internet as a whole which is only 2-3% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* need a bigger sample size really. 14% of reddeet.coms 12 active users is 1 person permalink fedilink source parent [–] kawa@reddeet.com 3 points 2 years ago Yeah it's a very small instance, I'm the only one really using it right now ^^' permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it is 12%, that's still much higher than the internet as a whole which is only 2-3% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* need a bigger sample size really. 14% of reddeet.coms 12 active users is 1 person permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* need a bigger sample size really. 14% of reddeet.coms 12 active users is 1 person permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kawa@reddeet.com 3 points 2 years ago Yeah it's a very small instance, I'm the only one really using it right now ^^' permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (12 children) Hi. I'm on lemmy. I haven't switched. Why? Because there an insane amount of incorporation into Google. Email, my phone communicating to pc, passwords, auto fill, saved cookies, credit cards. I want to switch. I want to get off chrome from what I've been reading regarding it's practices. But I'm so engraved and the undertaking of switching is not something I've committed to yet. Or might never. I already have a Google Home in my kitchen. I feel like privacy isn't something I have a privilege of anymore. They've got me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 17 points 2 years ago (5 children) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/switching-chrome-firefox Firefox makes it easy to import all that stuff permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) Huh. Wow. And it has mobile to pc incorporation? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 14 points 2 years ago If you mean it syncs to mobile, yes permalink fedilink source parent [–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Honestly for me it has much better synching. It took a little work to move everything over, but far less than I anticipated. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) My Firefox experience is seamless between my work station, laptop and Android phone. Syncing happens immediately when I open my session on either of them. I don't use the Google ecosystem much though (I mean Google pay, etc) so transitioning may be harder than I imagine from where I sit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Man I don't really use anything Google except my Gmail when logging into misc accounts permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (5 children) You store your passwords on Chome? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children) Yes 😢 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Oh man! Download KeePassXC, put your passwords on there, install the browser extension to use it in your browsers. You can back it up any way you want, including using Google Drive because the file is encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] maxwisecracks@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Some people don't want to sign up to a cloud provider or manage their own instance. KeePassXC offers a simple file that can be stored on your devices. It's easy to sync using your existing cloud accounts and encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The overlap of the community that don't want to sign up to cloud providers and those that save their passwords to chrome is a very small overlap. Poco a poco, little by little. Jumping into the deepend is not for everyone permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 17 points 2 years ago (5 children) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/switching-chrome-firefox Firefox makes it easy to import all that stuff permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) Huh. Wow. And it has mobile to pc incorporation? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 14 points 2 years ago If you mean it syncs to mobile, yes permalink fedilink source parent [–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Honestly for me it has much better synching. It took a little work to move everything over, but far less than I anticipated. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) My Firefox experience is seamless between my work station, laptop and Android phone. Syncing happens immediately when I open my session on either of them. I don't use the Google ecosystem much though (I mean Google pay, etc) so transitioning may be harder than I imagine from where I sit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Man I don't really use anything Google except my Gmail when logging into misc accounts permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) Huh. Wow. And it has mobile to pc incorporation? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 14 points 2 years ago If you mean it syncs to mobile, yes permalink fedilink source parent [–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Honestly for me it has much better synching. It took a little work to move everything over, but far less than I anticipated. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) My Firefox experience is seamless between my work station, laptop and Android phone. Syncing happens immediately when I open my session on either of them. I don't use the Google ecosystem much though (I mean Google pay, etc) so transitioning may be harder than I imagine from where I sit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Man I don't really use anything Google except my Gmail when logging into misc accounts permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 14 points 2 years ago If you mean it syncs to mobile, yes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Honestly for me it has much better synching. It took a little work to move everything over, but far less than I anticipated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) My Firefox experience is seamless between my work station, laptop and Android phone. Syncing happens immediately when I open my session on either of them. I don't use the Google ecosystem much though (I mean Google pay, etc) so transitioning may be harder than I imagine from where I sit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Man I don't really use anything Google except my Gmail when logging into misc accounts permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Man I don't really use anything Google except my Gmail when logging into misc accounts permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (5 children) You store your passwords on Chome? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children) Yes 😢 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Oh man! Download KeePassXC, put your passwords on there, install the browser extension to use it in your browsers. You can back it up any way you want, including using Google Drive because the file is encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] maxwisecracks@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Some people don't want to sign up to a cloud provider or manage their own instance. KeePassXC offers a simple file that can be stored on your devices. It's easy to sync using your existing cloud accounts and encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The overlap of the community that don't want to sign up to cloud providers and those that save their passwords to chrome is a very small overlap. Poco a poco, little by little. Jumping into the deepend is not for everyone permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children) Yes 😢 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Oh man! Download KeePassXC, put your passwords on there, install the browser extension to use it in your browsers. You can back it up any way you want, including using Google Drive because the file is encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] maxwisecracks@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Some people don't want to sign up to a cloud provider or manage their own instance. KeePassXC offers a simple file that can be stored on your devices. It's easy to sync using your existing cloud accounts and encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The overlap of the community that don't want to sign up to cloud providers and those that save their passwords to chrome is a very small overlap. Poco a poco, little by little. Jumping into the deepend is not for everyone permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Oh man! Download KeePassXC, put your passwords on there, install the browser extension to use it in your browsers. You can back it up any way you want, including using Google Drive because the file is encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] maxwisecracks@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Some people don't want to sign up to a cloud provider or manage their own instance. KeePassXC offers a simple file that can be stored on your devices. It's easy to sync using your existing cloud accounts and encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The overlap of the community that don't want to sign up to cloud providers and those that save their passwords to chrome is a very small overlap. Poco a poco, little by little. Jumping into the deepend is not for everyone permalink fedilink source parent
[+] maxwisecracks@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Some people don't want to sign up to a cloud provider or manage their own instance. KeePassXC offers a simple file that can be stored on your devices. It's easy to sync using your existing cloud accounts and encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The overlap of the community that don't want to sign up to cloud providers and those that save their passwords to chrome is a very small overlap. Poco a poco, little by little. Jumping into the deepend is not for everyone permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Some people don't want to sign up to a cloud provider or manage their own instance. KeePassXC offers a simple file that can be stored on your devices. It's easy to sync using your existing cloud accounts and encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The overlap of the community that don't want to sign up to cloud providers and those that save their passwords to chrome is a very small overlap. Poco a poco, little by little. Jumping into the deepend is not for everyone permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The overlap of the community that don't want to sign up to cloud providers and those that save their passwords to chrome is a very small overlap. Poco a poco, little by little. Jumping into the deepend is not for everyone permalink fedilink source parent