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13 votes
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Am I FLoCed?
22 votes -
Firefox 87 released
30 votes -
Chrome's address bar will default to HTTPS
10 votes -
The Amazon Assistant browser extension requires extensive permissions, has the capabilities to monitor and manipulate all of its users' web activity, and seems to violate multiple browsers' policies
11 votes -
Introducing State Partitioning / Total Cookie Protection, a new privacy feature in Firefox 86 that universally prevents cookie-based tracking
16 votes -
The Great Suspender and the problem of malware being introduced into open-source browser extensions
15 votes -
Browser ‘favicons’ can be used as undeletable ‘supercookies’ to track you online
20 votes -
Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
18 votes -
List of emails SponsorBlock's creator has received about inserting malware into the extension
17 votes -
Brave adds IPFS support
9 votes -
Browservice demo - Browsing modern websites on retro computers
4 votes -
No cookie for you - Github removes all non-essential cookies
24 votes -
Widespread malware campaign seeks to silently inject ads into search results, affects multiple browsers
18 votes -
Brave Today - A privacy-preserving news reader integrated into the Brave browser and using their new "private CDN" to prevent tracking what users are reading
10 votes -
Microsoft Edge Browser on Linux: Surprisingly good
12 votes -
On our abusive relationship with Mozilla’s Firefox
10 votes -
Firefox usage is down 85% despite Mozilla's top exec pay going up 400%
30 votes -
Here are the browsers iOS 14 now lets you set as default
13 votes -
A new browser extension developed by Mozilla will allow YouTube users to record and upload information about harmful videos recommended by the site, as well as the route they took to get there
14 votes -
Breaking up is hard to do: Chrome Web Browser separates from Chrome OS
11 votes -
Is there a Google-free future for Firefox?
27 votes -
Google is messing with the address bar again—new experiment hides URL path
16 votes -
Devs of accessibility extension start group to lobby Google on extension devs rights after being removed from Chrome
9 votes -
Chrome now supports linking to "Text Fragments", which will automatically scroll to and highlight specific text on a page
7 votes -
Privacy browser Brave under fire for violating users’ trust
23 votes -
Incognito mode detection still works in Chrome despite promise to fix
11 votes -
NewsGuard and Microsoft team up to make NewsGuard free for Microsoft Edge users, Bing integration
5 votes -
Beaker Browser 1.0 Beta
25 votes -
Pushbullet: Let's guess what Google requires in fourteen days or they kill our extension
19 votes -
Chrome to start throttling resource-heavy ads in August
10 votes -
The Beaker "new web" project
10 votes -
Microsoft Edge is now second most popular desktop browser, beats Firefox; Chrome at 68% market share
18 votes -
New WebKit features in Safari 13.1
8 votes -
Enhancements to tracking protection in Safari: full third-party cookie blocking, 7-day cap on script-writeable storage, and more
10 votes -
Brave has filed a formal GDPR complaint against Google for infringing the GDPR “purpose limitation” principle with an internal data free-for-all
12 votes -
The case for limiting your browser extensions
9 votes -
The Waterfox browser has been acquired by System1, the company that purchased a majority stake of Startpage in September 2019
12 votes -
Security researchers partner with Chrome to take down over 500 browser extensions in a fraud network affecting 1.7 million users
12 votes -
Microsoft to forcibly install Bing search extension in Chrome for Office 365 ProPlus users
29 votes -
Add-on support was just merged into Firefox Preview
@aissn: Add-on support was just merged into Firefox Preview. Thanks @gabrielluong https://t.co/cXOCB00tKk
23 votes -
Google sends a unique Chrome browser identifier through Chrome when you visit their websites
14 votes -
Diary of an Engine Diversity Absolutist
7 votes -
The new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser is out of preview and available for download
19 votes -
Close your open tabs - Sometimes, information overload has its limits
14 votes -
Firefox 72.0 release notes
13 votes -
Opera introduces web browser designed for gamers
21 votes -
What simple features would you want in a new browser?
So, I'm planning on building yet another browser (based on Firefox, since we already have too much Chromium forks around) I'm intending to target the people worried about their privacy, but aren't...
So, I'm planning on building yet another browser (based on Firefox, since we already have too much Chromium forks around)
I'm intending to target the people worried about their privacy, but aren't technical enough to dabble with about:config tweaks and deal with any site breakages.
So, for this project, I'm planning on doing the following modifications to Firefox:
- Tweaked by default to get a balance between increased privacy, and less site breakage
- Tweaks include cutting any "background" communication with Mozilla (while I trust them, some people might not) and Google (safe browsing, geolocation)
- Maybe, possibly, an "advanced privacy settings" menu for more privacy settings in exchange for site breakage?
- Integrated ad blocker (Decided on uBlock Origin, maybe adding Nano Defender to bypass any nag screens)
- Maybe a way to "pretend" to be a Chromium browser, since some sites require that nowadays (More user agent complexity, yay!)
So, this is where this thread comes in. What would you guys want in a (Gecko-based) browser, that I can provide?
I am definitely not planning any substantial under-the-hood changes, since that would
a) make maintaining it a pain
b) be way out of my skill level.I am only looking for stuff that can be applied with some simple source code patches, or an integrated extension, as I will not "fork" the entire FF source. This project is essentially a rebranded patchset. (Also allows for faster updates!)
ps: Please be realistic, and remember that this is a one man thing. I can not make any substantial changes, like bringing XUL add-ons back, if you know what those are.
pps: If you can, and are willing to help with anything, let me know and I'll put up a repo online :)
ppps: Please let me know if I've made a mistake while creating this topic.
15 votes - Tweaked by default to get a balance between increased privacy, and less site breakage
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Microbrowsers are everywhere
10 votes -
Firefox 71.0 has been released
21 votes