I want to know what kind of apps/programs y’all recommend to people or just use personally. This is just in general, could be anything from a game to a media codec. I personally use Linux but stuff for other operating systems is welcome too.

  • asudoxM
    5•1 month ago

    Hmm yeah. Not as bad as chrome but not that better. At this point, I use Librewolf because it allows uBo and has mozilla spyware removed. Mozilla pretends to be privacy-friendly. They aren’t your friend.

    • lime!English
      14•1 month ago

      telemetry is not spyware.

      Google collects data because their business model depends on them knowing as much about you as possible. Mozilla collects the data they need to fix bugs.

      • asudoxM
        4•1 month ago

        Mozilla collects the data they need to fix bugs

        Funny

        You should look at their privacy policy. You’ll be shocked at how privacy invasive they really are.

        • lime!English
          9•1 month ago

          i have. which part do you find objectionable?

          • asudoxM
            1•1 month ago

            Well then, you should know that they aren’t any better. They track and spy on users, and also put ads into the browser itself.

                • @[email protected]
                  6•1 month ago

                  Oya oya, it seems like you havent read the privacy policy or even bothered to put the entire thing to a summarizer.

                • lime!English
                  4•1 month ago

                  but if you had to pick? since you’ve so obviously studied it.

                  • asudoxM
                    5•1 month ago

                    Sure:

                    We may recommend content to you based on your browsing history, language, and country location. The process of deciding which stories you should see based on your browsing history happens locally in your copy of Firefox, and Mozilla does not receive a copy of your browsing history. Mozilla does receive aggregated data about the recommendations you see and click. We also share aggregated data about the sponsored content you see and click with our third-party ad platform Kevel so advertisers can see how many people click on their articles. This aggregated data does not identify you personally.

                    Webpage and technical data to Google’s SafeBrowsing service: To help protect you from malicious downloads, Firefox sends basic information about unrecognized downloads to Google’s SafeBrowsing Service, including the filename and the URL it was downloaded from. Learn more or read Google’s Privacy Policy. Opting out prevents Firefox from warning you of potentially illegitimate or malicious websites or downloaded files.

        • thermal_shockEnglish
          4•1 month ago

          you posted asking for software, and now just arguing about Firefox?

          go find your own software then, jesus christ. did you just come looking for a fight? you don’t ask for people’s opinions then shit on them.

    • @[email protected]
      5•1 month ago

      Well yeah, they are a company, I have never thought of them as a friend.

      I would like it if they released an annual “Firefox Pro” version, the only difference would be that Pro version would be branded as “Firefox Pro” and a badge in the about dialog.

      You would pay €20 for it, and Mozilla could rely less on ads, and focus more on privacy.

          • asudoxM
            1•1 month ago

            yeah ok. It’s not like nobody rewards donators

              • asudoxM
                1•1 month ago

                wdym? we were discussing donations. no?

                if you are back on the privacy topic, let’s just say they aren’t as privacy-friendly as they say they are. I wouldn’t be using anything firefox-based browsers if other usable alternatives existed. their sandboxing is pretty bad on android. which is also why, for example, grapheneOS ships vanadium, which is a chromium based browser.

                  • asudoxM
                    1•1 month ago

                    no no, there seems to be a misunderstanding.

                    I said:

                    It’s not like nobody rewards donators

                    I referred to others like FSF that reward users by giving them something. For example, Signal gives badges in their app.