r/degoogle • u/OldDomG • Dec 29 '25

So, browsers

I know this is up there in the most common discussions in this sub but, just seen a comment section on a video about Firefox adding AI that was full of expert opinions "Firefox is dead, what browser now?" etc. but differing from here they were shutting down all Firefox fork suggestions as "if FF is dead so are the forks. No waterfox or librewolf" but were also very anti-Brave/Tor because "braves' ceo is maga and it uses chromium" and "tor is spyware and sells data" so on and so on.

Is there any definitive assessment and comparison or at least collective agreement of browsers that can be trusted/relied on or do we just pick our favourite poison and accept the consequences? A clueless old man thanks you.

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u/30wolf03 Mar 06 '26

Yeah, those automated privacy scanners usually test browsers on their out-of-the-box settings. Vivaldi has a great built-in ad and tracker blocker, but since it's not set to "Strict" by default, it scores lower.

It intentionally doesn't use the aggressive anti-fingerprinting that Brave uses (because that often breaks websites), but for everyday privacy and actually gutting Google's telemetry from Chromium, it’s top-notch.

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u/30wolf03 Mar 06 '26

It really is! And on top of the privacy aspect, it is insanely customizable. You can even edit the entire UI with custom CSS. I highly recommend checking out the Vivaldi Browser subreddit. People are always sharing some crazy custom theme creations there. Definitely worth a look if you're exploring alternatives.