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LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. LibreWolf also aims to remove all the telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM. If you have any question please visit our FAQ first: https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/

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LibreWolf's defaults are too strict and slow down adoption (jlai.lu)

submitted 23 hours ago by azalty@jlai.lu to c/librewolf@lemmy.ml

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I believe LibreWolf's defaults are too strict and slow down adoption. Most options are either : all or nothing. No in-between.

Sadly, I believe the default settings are too strict and will slow down adoption by the mass, which would in term bring a better anonymity set.

It's not a great alternative to Firefox because LibreWolf is just not usable for the daily user: no DRM, no cookies, no history, websites that break... The browser should let the user choose:

Maximum compatibility (more tracking)
Mid-option (like a modded firefox but without the annoyances like cookies not being stored, having a fixed size, or forced light-mode/timezone)
Best privacy (pretty much the current mode)

I find myself forced to edit the default settings which is a huge privacy/fingerprinting risk. If we create 'settings groups', yes, the privacy will be hurt, but at least we will be more in each group.

What do you think about this?

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[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 26 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: LibreWolf's defaults are one of its main selling points.

[–] azalty@jlai.lu 0 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Then it'll never truly rise, if it's for really a really small niche

[–] kobra@lemm.ee 11 points 21 hours ago

Yep. It doesn’t even have auto updates so unless you actively use a package manager, people are likely going to miss security updates anyway.

I don’t think it’s meant to be a mass adoption browser. It fills a niche and it fills it pretty well.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Not everything is meant to. It was made for a specific purpose and works for that purpose.

It seems to be doing just fine to me.

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

Just like Lemmy. Not for everyone but good enough for us.