alt Hacker NewsIn this day and age I dont understand why there isnt a more successful fork of firefox or a new opensource browser thats more succesful with privacy as a concern. My only speculation is collective lazyness and lack of sex appeal as new technologies have emerged. I’m probably biased as I lived through the browser wars. I guess I’m probably projecting combined with curiosity. I know most of the old greybeards have moved on and those of us left are stuck carrying the torch, but man it sure seems the culture has been eroded significantly. Case in point back in my day it seemed like there was a new browser every few months or so. I’m done ranting, I’ve got kids to yell at to get off my lawn.
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WebKit seems to be doing at least some of that, rejecting some of the more invasive new web APIs. Why does my browser ever need to know my battery status?
Brave is such a browser but seeing as it is backed by Thiel's VC money and involves a crypto monetization incentive for the user (which can easily be turned off, btw) it evokes strong emotions in people who are rightly averse to such things. However, it does do pretty much everything privacy advocates ask for as soon as you turn off a few settings. I use it and would recommend it for people who want a anti-tracking, anti-ad browser if you can live with the drama around it.
I don't understand why anyone would bother forking Firefox when forking Chromium is available which is more advanced and more modular.
>or a new opensource browser
Brave browser fulfills that role.
I’ve been running Waterfox[1] for over 14 years and it’s as popular as ever.
1: https://www.waterfox.net