• Firefox offers better privacy and security than Chrome, with upcoming support for 200 new add-ons. • While Chrome dominates, Firefox gains ground with user-friendly browsing experience and open-source model. • Mozilla’s focus on user privacy and transparency challenges Google’s ad-centric approach, making Firefox a viable alternative.

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      1 year ago

      I deeply regret leaving.

      Growing up, I used Firefox on PC, but switched to Chrome early 2010s due to using a lot of google products for university work, and the general “google is cool” vibe that surrounded me from peers (tech/business student).

      Now after a decade, I’m deeply entrenched in Google with bookmarks, passwords and habits. Only progress I made is switching to iOS from Android. Installed Ff on mobile, but didn’t really like the experience, so not really using it.

      Will probably try to make a stronger push to invest some time and switch completely during Xmas break, as it does bother me to be part of the problem, though I hate how convenient not doing anything about it is.

      • 𝕽𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I had a similar history to you.

        I finally decided a couple months back to start de-googling and did the following so far:

        • switched Google Password Manager to VaultWarden
        • switched Google Search Engine to searxng
        • switched Google Keep to Obsidian/memos
        • switched Google Drive/Office to Cryptpad
        • switched Google Chrome desktop to LibreWolf
        • switched Google Chrome Mobile to Fennec F-droid

        Only progress I made is switching to iOS from Android. Installed Ff on mobile, but didn’t really like the experience, so not really using it.

        Well if you switched to iOS then there’s not really much point as the browser backend is still the same as Safari there. Apple doesn’t allow other browser engines so on iOS Firefox/Chrome/etc are all just wrappers on Apple’s browser engine.

        Apple is worse than Google in many ways and if you wanted to maintain control over your privacy (and even just de-google) you ironically would be better off staying on Android.

        There are many great custom firmwares available for Android devices such as GrapheneOS which can truly de-google your device.

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          1 year ago

          Yes but using Firefox you get bookmarks and history synced.

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        1 year ago

        I was in the exact same boat as you. Except I also switched because Bitdefender, the anti-virus I used at the time, was not playing nice with Firefox.

        Earlier this year, like a few months ago, I decided to try and switch back. It was seamless. In like half an hour I had every bookmark, most passwords, and even some new extensions that have saved me a lot of work since. I recommend you try it and keep Chrome installed on the side in case you run into some problems, but I think after a few days you’ll realize you don’t need it for much.

        (in my case it’s still installed for when I inevitably remember that I forgot to transfer a random password that didn’t automatically migrate)

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      1 year ago

      I did. Chrome updated plugins automatically, Firefox didn’t. Also one bad tab didn’t kill the whole browser.

      Plugins are dead now, so I switched back. I’ve still had to kill FF in task manager, due to some weird PSN login bug.

    • nicetriangle@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Same. Literally been a user since version 1.

      Was always really surprised everyone thought it was a great idea to jump ship to a browser made by the largest dataminer and internet ad company in the world. What’s happening right now with Chrome and YouTube is entirely unsurprising. It was just a matter of time.