I didn't know any better so around 2018-19 I switched to Chromium instead, at least it was FOSS but later I realized Chromium also had a lot of proprietary Google code, which made me look for alternatives so I switched to Firefox, after a long time.įirefox, while great, had plethora of issues. Most people already know this, it's always in the back of their mind but they never take any action. There's nothing redeeming about it other than performance, it seems to be a resource hog which might explain (or not) why it's the #1 in browser benchmarks everywhere.Ĭhrome has always had privacy issues, it's one of the least private browsers out there and this bothered me. If I had to choose, I would either use Tor browser or Bromite on Android.I was a Chrome user first (go ahead, report me) and to be fair, Chrome is a nice stable browser but that's as far as it goes. To put it in a nutshell, I would avoid WebView based browsers like DDG. Mull has the advantage of being able to use about:config and install extensions like uBlock Origin, so Mull is also a private alternative. But if you need really good privacy, Tor browser is nevertheless the way to go. GeckoView browsers like Firefox, Mull and Tor browser are not on par with Chromium's security and have a pretty weak sandbox.

It is way more lightweight than Brave, but is sometimes a bit behind in Chromium versions. On the negative side, it is pretty bloated, due to all their additional stuff like BAT.īromite is also Chromium based with adblocking and basic fingerprinting built-in.

With Brave you get Chromium security updates fast. It is Chromium based, which is good for security. But it is a really fast browser.īrave has a lot of good privacy features built-in including good blocking capabilities and basic fingerprinting protection. The built-in ad/tracker blocker is only mediocre. This is a major downside, since these have several issues, one of them is that they lack important security features, like site isolation.

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