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- I have been using https://helium.computer/ as a sane default of ungoogled chromium and I like it a lotby hmokiguess
- The firefox bit has these:
> Disables native privacy and anti-tracking features
> Disables DNS-over-HTTPS
Why?
by alance - > Disables all extra functionality (Pocket
Wasn't Pocket discontinued and no longer exists?
by OroPla - Why DNS over HTTPS?
Not sure if i'm missing something, but i don't consider privacy protection slopware.
by rapatel0 - Or just use LibreWolf. I've been using it for quite a while now and it has been great.by crassus_ed
- Most of these are not good choices for most people.
And "I use a real operating system" alongside a list of seven different non-obvious and seemingly arbitrary config locations is pretty funny.
by rafram - Don't use regular Firefox. Use Waterfox or LibreWolf which rip all this out with prejudice. Not worth the endless rat chase of disabling settings.
As for Chromium browsers, none of them are safe.
- "Allegedly, these policies are also supported on Windows via Group Policy and MacOS using plist files. I wouldn’t know, since I use a real operating system."
Real 2006 Slashdot energy here. Very rare to see in the wild these days.