It’s not like Firefox doesn’t collect user data at all. Vivaldi is hard to seriously fault in that area.
Unfortunately, Firefox lacks some features that make it a little clumsy at times. But for general use it is great. I keep it installed and use it almost every day because I believe in the browser engine and the need for diversity in that area. It’s just not for every need. At least not for me. That’s where Vivaldi and Edge have to help.
I’d venture out there and say Vivaldi in functionality and customisation.
Privacy probably not, though Vivaldi does quite well.
Sadly it’s a Chromium browser.
Edit: a simple comparison.
Chromium - and thus Google - dominates the Internet way too much. This causes trouble and has the potential to cause a lot more trouble in the future.
This has been discussed many times before, of course.
I just launch Firefox with this option:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -ProfileManager
Always launches with the profile selector. Then install a profile switcher extension. Done.
Unfortuntaley 1) it doesn’t really come out of the box and 2) the extension must be installed on every single profile. Not the most obvious or user friendly.
The “wanting” seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer.
As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.
Waxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.
Not sure if that’s OT, but what stops such companies from packing with paper? All this plastic is just… 😦
They eat them. But there is no need to do so. It’s a tradition.
This source also highlights the hypocrisy of saying that there’s a focus on animal welfare.
“Whaling in the Faroe Islands is conducted in accordance with international law and globally recognized principles of sustainable development,” according to the island’s government website. “It is sustainable and fully regulated, with a strong emphasis on animal welfare, and a requirement today for participants to be licensed to use the mandatory methods and equipment. Whale drives only take place in bays that are officially approved for the purpose, and only schools of whales found in close proximity to land, usually within one nautical mile, are driven ashore.”
The fact that it has to be justified in this way shows that something isn’t right. Just because something is legal doesn’t make it right.
Also, what kind of nonsense is this: “with a strong emphasis on animal welfare”. It’s a species hunted and killed by the hundreds! What kind of welfare is seen there!?
Humans’ way of justifying their dubious morals can be disgusting!
“Improving” is not a word I would use in this case.
Not saying Google isn’t spying on you, but with Yandex you get into Russian government territory.
Decide yourself who should get your information.
Largely true, though the full answer is a bit more nuanced.
I do. I use several search engines, but depending on the topic, Bing returns accurate results, especially since they integrated Bing Chat (their AI).
Google a) is littered with ads, sponsored and overly SEOified results and b) has too much dominance.
So I use Bing, Ecosia (which uses Bing) and a number of other search engines.
Depends on the definition of smart. Even if I know the most, I might still be socially awkward and have to learn to be socially and emotionally apt.
Or vice versa.
I mean, if you want to relive the glory days, here you go.
Reply here with a screenshot or PM me when you’re done, please. 😁
Yeah… OP’s question is phrased borderline offensive.
In all fairness, nothing beat Windows 8 on tablets. The touch controls were fantastic. Was disappointed when 10 got rid of them.
Or simply install a physical button.