While switching browsers, I also adopted an open source password manager that has a Firefox plugin. Because passwords are migrating, I opted to move to a cloud-free solution. (This tip might be too much to suggest, depending on who you're trying to convert)
There is always a huge temptation to choose convenience over privacy or security. If then some technical person recommends that avenue ...
And then comes along some accidental change, that breaks YouTube or GMail or whatever on Firefox ...
In this case, the non-techies don't need to know or care much about free software, convenience vs privacy/security, who is most knowledgeable, how to not be in the control of large corporations, etc., since it'll be the techie's job to help them set up their OSes and teach them how to use the functionality that they want to use. Additionally, I am assuming that techies are principled enough and knowledgeable enough to hold their own against corporations' anti-user decisions and advertising.
As a practical example, if a techie is culturally expected to buy and set up a laptop for a non tech-savvy member of the family, then the techie can simply install Tor Browser instead of Chrome and set it up to make sure it's working. Any additional instructions, if needed, can be taught via post-it notes. Humans are adaptable, and if the internet speed is acceptable via Tor, then I don't think most people would care or complain.
Of course, I cannot ignore the fact that to some people this seems like a power-grab by techies, or that people's expectations of technology has changed from "oh I'll just ask the IT family member" to "I expect to be able to use <device> out of the box". But I think this is an idea worth exploring, given how flexible it is.
Definitely this. This is the only way to make-sure people around us are protected. If enough tech people do this, we will have a better tech ecosystem for all of us.
Whenever I fix something or install something I explain what I am doing, and why I am doing it, and I think at least in my experience years of helping my friends and family they at this point trust me when explain to them why something is important. Everyone values their privacy everyone gets concerned when they realize how creepy some companies are.
https://adtechexplained.com/interoperable-private-attributio... https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KpdSKD8-Rn0bWPTu4UtK54ks...
Personally I switched to Brave, which has basically worked perfectly for me, other than a few sites that didn't handle blocking 3rd party cookies.
This is FUD. Can you please name specific sites that don't work in firefox? Even all of google's stuff works fine, particularly when seen thorugh the eyes of non-technical people.
I got endless issues opening an app the second time. Didn't happen in Chrome.
As for sites that specifically doesn't care about Firefox, that was in a private talk with another frontend developer, so I can share neither the name or a URL as proof.
As a tech-savvy person, I can handle it, but my old parents can't. I do not now the right thing to do here.
The biggest reason they were afraid to move was because they had stored years worth passwords and other setting on their browsers.
Take some time and help a few people out. If everyone convert a few people and explain why they need to and help them with their issues. We can do this.
Mr don't be evil has become too evil at this point.