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by asjkaehauisa 1926 days ago
All is about threat model. I really would love to switch to firefox but afaik it's less secure. So who would hurt me more, so random dude or corporation? My choice is simple.

It's the same with all messengers. I use facebook messenger (because everybody around me use it) and i know that they collect a lot of data (and have acess to my chats). For me, still threat isn't facebook but my acquaintances who use weak password, so they're easy target (and my messages would be compromised).

We have to change our mind about computers. Everything can be exploited and used against us.
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SimeVidas 1926 days ago
> I really would love to switch to firefox but afaik it's less secure.

Afaik it’s more secure. Personally, I’ve enabled DNS-over-HTTPS and HTTPS-only mode, which are both available as standard options in Firefox. There are more security options on the about:config page.

Of course, there’s also Enhanced Tracking Protection, which is enabled by default. It’s more of a privacy feature, but it has a positive effect on security as well..

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lights0123 1926 days ago
> afaik it's less secure

Firefox doesn't have a Spectre vulnerability that allows websites to read crossorigin images, videos, and JS that won't be fixed for another month or 2 :)

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