Firefox Was My Favorite Browser—Here’s Why I Finally Stopped Using It
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Summary
Firefox’s marketing positions the browser as a gold standard for those seeking privacy online, yet once the user digs beneath the surface, the reality is very different, argues Richland Lissaur.
When he ran the Browser Leaks Content Filters test, Cover Your Tracks fingerprinting test and looked at the browser’s Enhanced Tracker Protection he found that Firefox offers only limited privacy protection and is easily fingerprintable.
Comparing it to other browsers he found that Librewolf offered better privacy than Firefox as it revealed adblock filters where Firefox had none, and it also had canvas protection, which was absent in Firefox.
He also tested Mullvad, a browser marketed as a great privacy option, which offered similar results to Librewolf, but with the added protection of Tor letterboxing.
The deletion of Mozilla’s updated privacy notice, which granted the company a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use users’ information, was the final impetus to his decision to stop using Firefox.
