Firefox vs ungoogled chromium2/19/2023 It needs to be fine-tuned to harden for better security/privacy/speed. OOB FF is not great for security/privacy/speed. Both allow the installation of extensions. Unfortunately, UC browser’s security depends on the trust of the binary being uploaded and its availability unless one builds his own binary. Security is no less than Brave browser as it’s also a Chromium-based browser. UC, being barebone, has better de-Googling privacy and gives the flexibility to allow the installation of needed extensions. Adguard for desktop, if use, will not be optimized unless the built-in protections are disabled in FFīrave browser comes with great built-in OOB privacy and security since it’s Chromium-based and has fast updates.Safe Browsing connects to Google unless disabled from the GUI and about:config settings.Hardening of FF is, therefore, needed beyond the default and this requires knowledge and is a hassle In short, data tracking is enabled automatically this means FF has set to collect your browsing data automatically. Firefox also maintains an open websocket for push notifications that is linked to a unique identifier and so potentially can also be used for tracking and which cannot be easily disabled. Telemetry can be disabled, but again is silently enabled by default. In addition, Firefox includes identifiers in its telemetry transmissions that can potentially be used to link these over time. This happens via the search autocomplete feature, which sends web addresses to backend servers in real time as they are typed. Firefox shares the details of web pages visited with backend servers.Can further hardened its security/privacy/speed using user.js file.Hardening of security/privacy/speed requires the access of its about:config to set some parameters.FF is more customizable for hardening than Brave/UC browsers.Has some great extensions that are lacking in Chromium-based browsers.Extensions can be automatically or manually updated Extensions are from Mozilla store independent of Google.When use with uBO less filters will be needed since FF also uses some of the same filters for protection preceding item.Comes with built-in protection against ads/trackers/cryptominers/fingerprints.Browser updates are scheduled and on time.Likely to have built-in feature to upgrade site from HTTP-to-HTTPS in Chromium later.Browser updates depend on availability so security can be an issue here.Because these binaries are not necessarily reproducible, authenticity cannot be guaranteed In other words, there is always a non-zero probability that these binaries may have been tampered with. The download binaries are provided by anyone who are willing to build and submit them.This method is fast and enhances privacy since extensions do not communicate with Google. Future updates carried out using the Chromium Web Store extension will ensure only crx files are extracted and installed instead of the extension directly from the Google Web Store. The Chromium Web Store extension extracts the crx file of the extension from Chrome Web Store and install into UC browser. However, you can install the extensions’ crx files using the Chromium Web Store extension (from Github). By default, UC does not install extensions directly from Chrome Web Store.Will optimize with Adguard for desktop since it does not come with built-in protections.A barebone browser which allows the user to install the needed extensions for protections against ads/trackers/cryptominers/fingerprints.Brave does not completely de-Googled the Google features in Chromium for some are proxied through their servers instead.Adguard for desktop, if use, will not be optimized unless the built-in protections are disabled in Brave.Updates will also need to be monitored manually. ![]() However, extracting and installing the crx file of the extension is possible but must be done manually and tedious if you have many extensions. Brave does NOT support the use of Ungoogled Chromium Extension Installer extension nor Chromium Web Store extension to install extensions. Installation/Updating of extensions from Chrome Web Store is at the expense of privacy since it’s connecting to Google. Brave extensions (like Chrome) are installed directly from Chrome Web Store. ![]() Safe Browsing goes through a Brave-run server which does not keep logs or store your IP address.Your data remains private and on your device Brave does not collect any data about your online activity.When use with uBO less filters will be needed since Brave also uses some of the same filters for protection in preceding item.Also, de-Google takes place in every release of Chromium. Comes with built-in ads/trackers/cryptominers/fingerprint protection.Regarding these some people say Brave is an advertising platform tracking every site you visit and a vehicle to promote its cryptocurrency, masquerading as a web browser. ![]()
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