Brave is great out of the box experience with a lot of privacy toggles enabled by default. Firefox can be hardened a bit more, but it requires more of a user input. Both are great options, so it mostly comes down to which engine you prefer, Blink or Gecko.
Some people also choose to use Firefox for a simple reason if it not based on Chromium to avoid monopolization.
For the most part it really is. A lot of what it does I would do anyway, but it has that by default, which saves a lot of time for me every time I install it (which is quite often due to my endless distro-hopping). Not everything works perfectly, and a lot of that is intentional (such as spoofing the timezone). I would definitely recommend giving it a shot, and if something doesn’t work well you can probably just turn it off (and they’ll probably explain how in their FAQ).
It is for the most part but truthfully it can be a pain for users who don’t want to configure it due to some of its privacy protecting defaults.
I installed it after hearing about it here and use it as my main browser on my systems.
The things that stand out that may not be pleasant for every user is:
Sync is disabled by default. It can be toggled really easily in settings though, so it’s barely an issue.
All browser history, cookies, etc are cleared by default on close. This can be an annoyance for many and I disabled it.
Locked into light themes due to some vulnerability with dark ones(?). I was trying to change the theme and saw a warning that light themes are enforced.
I’m sure there are more pro-privacy options that can be kind of an inconvenience to those not interested in digging in settings.
Brave is great out of the box experience with a lot of privacy toggles enabled by default. Firefox can be hardened a bit more, but it requires more of a user input. Both are great options, so it mostly comes down to which engine you prefer, Blink or Gecko.
Some people also choose to use Firefox for a simple reason if it not based on Chromium to avoid monopolization.
Nobody has mentioned librewolf, which is a fantastic out of the box privacy browser. It’s a Firefox fork.
This is the way.:)
Is it truly just download and use?
I ask because I am not a tech person. I do not understand how to read or write code, what settings are the ones you need to safely change, etc.
I would happily try Librewolf if the browser is as simple as downloading
For the most part it really is. A lot of what it does I would do anyway, but it has that by default, which saves a lot of time for me every time I install it (which is quite often due to my endless distro-hopping). Not everything works perfectly, and a lot of that is intentional (such as spoofing the timezone). I would definitely recommend giving it a shot, and if something doesn’t work well you can probably just turn it off (and they’ll probably explain how in their FAQ).
Thank you. I will will have to check into it.
It is for the most part but truthfully it can be a pain for users who don’t want to configure it due to some of its privacy protecting defaults.
I installed it after hearing about it here and use it as my main browser on my systems.
The things that stand out that may not be pleasant for every user is:
Sync is disabled by default. It can be toggled really easily in settings though, so it’s barely an issue.
All browser history, cookies, etc are cleared by default on close. This can be an annoyance for many and I disabled it.
Locked into light themes due to some vulnerability with dark ones(?). I was trying to change the theme and saw a warning that light themes are enforced.
I’m sure there are more pro-privacy options that can be kind of an inconvenience to those not interested in digging in settings.