LibreWolf: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom

Posted by Daril on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:54AM
from the librewolf.net dept.

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Re:LibreWolf: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privac... by beanjuiceII on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:35PM (#36921896)

I am skeptical of these browser efforts that say they have things like improved privacy and security, but then don't elaborate in any way beyond buzzwords

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Re:LibreWolf: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privac... by loufe on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:37PM (#36921911)

What do you mean? The FAQ (https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/) is prominently linked on the homepage, and goes into detail.

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Re:LibreWolf: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privac... by notpushkin on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:36PM (#36921900)

https://librewolf.net/docs/features/#privacy ?

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Re:LibreWolf: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privac... by dr_kiszonka on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:46PM (#36922016)

> Others

> Disable DRM, as it is a limitation to user freedom

Does that mean you can't watch, e.g., Netflix using Librefox? No judgement, I am just curious.

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Re:LibreWolf: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privac... by nulltxt on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:57PM (#36922137)

You can enable it in settings

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Re:LibreWolf: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privac... by cvalka on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:30PM (#36923660)

Security enhancements are laughable , no material protection against RCE 0days.

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Re:LibreWolf: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privac... by reefer_sadness on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:44PM (#36921989)

If focusing on security, they should consider disabling the JIT compiler in the JavaScript engine. Almost all Firefox exploits in recent years have been based around vulnerabilities in this code.

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Re:LibreWolf: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privac... by paulryanrogers on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:44PM (#36921996)

Clears history on close, by default. No safety screening without getting to your own key. Definitely not for normies.

Still, competition is good.

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