I don't quite get the point on platforms on which less limited options (like FF + uBlock + any search engine you want set as standard) are available.
Main selling point is convenience, I guess?
I think the main selling point is awareness, at this point. Offer up the product to the public to show them what they've consented to with using Chrome / Edge / Firefox.
They trout the privacy features, as they should - but a more advanced user can get better results with Firefox and an array of extensions.
Diversity is fine because sometimes, a good thing changes quite suddenly for the worse. Firefox got a bit of heat when they implemented AI in the browser, even if it's off by default, a lot of people decided that was too much of a bad sign and jumped to other browsers. Having options to satisfy your trust is good.
Librewolf has uBlock builtin already, which is probably superior to a solution based on system-wrapper-browsing (in the most cases built on restricted chrome engines) like the DuckDuckGo browser does.
It's actually the main reason I am using LibreWolf on my company laptop, as installation of external browser plugins is disabled there...
installing firefox from google.play (or fennec from f-droid or whatever fenix build) and adding ublock origin from addons menu should be pretty straightforward i believe
honestly not sure if the ddg browser can be recommended, especially because webview is ancient and not updated on quite a few android phones
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Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 36 pts · 50d
Clarification for all that are as confused by the headline as I have been:
It actually is about the DuckDuckGo browser which apparently is a thing as I've learned now...
titter@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 50d
So far so good!
I use the DDG on my mobile, Android, for my daily driver browser. It just works. I think they have some form of "AI" but it's easily avoidable.
Search is comparable to G@@&)3 but isn't (as far as i know) tracking you.
I can't say much because I do not search for many things; however, I do get results and they are helpful and not advertisements.
Hope this tracks and is helpful!
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 50d
I don't quite get the point on platforms on which less limited options (like FF + uBlock + any search engine you want set as standard) are available. Main selling point is convenience, I guess?
stagen@feddit.dk · 2 pts · 50d
I think the main selling point is awareness, at this point. Offer up the product to the public to show them what they've consented to with using Chrome / Edge / Firefox.
They trout the privacy features, as they should - but a more advanced user can get better results with Firefox and an array of extensions.
Uruanna@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 49d
Diversity is fine because sometimes, a good thing changes quite suddenly for the worse. Firefox got a bit of heat when they implemented AI in the browser, even if it's off by default, a lot of people decided that was too much of a bad sign and jumped to other browsers. Having options to satisfy your trust is good.
ryannathans@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 50d
And a pretty good browser at that
nymnympseudonym@piefed.social · 3 pts · 50d
whoa -- just found out DDG browser is supported on Android and iOS
game changer
nymnympseudonym@piefed.social · 2 pts · 50d
How long before we get the feature in LibreWolf?
hexagonwin@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 50d
you can just install ublock origin? or you're looking for something builtin?
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 50d
Not even a need to install it, as Librewolf has uBlock integrated in the standard installation already.
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 50d
Librewolf has uBlock builtin already, which is probably superior to a solution based on system-wrapper-browsing (in the most cases built on restricted chrome engines) like the DuckDuckGo browser does.
It's actually the main reason I am using LibreWolf on my company laptop, as installation of external browser plugins is disabled there...
morto@piefed.social · 2 pts · 50d
Is it open source?
hexagonwin@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 50d
yeah, it's on f-droid afaik. i believe it's a simple webview wrapper and not really a full browser.
morto@piefed.social · 3 pts · 50d
That's interesting. Looks like a nice one to recommend to non tech savvy people who wouldn't b able to install ublock on their own
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 50d
IDK, just installing a browser plugin sounds to me a lot easier than completely switching browsers to a niche one...
stagen@feddit.dk · 3 pts · 50d
This is definitely suited more for the less advanced users.
hexagonwin@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 50d
installing firefox from google.play (or fennec from f-droid or whatever fenix build) and adding ublock origin from addons menu should be pretty straightforward i believe
honestly not sure if the ddg browser can be recommended, especially because webview is ancient and not updated on quite a few android phones
AlteE@programming.dev · 20 pts · 50d
I wonder if Google would try to "punish" DuDuckGo for such ragebaiting actions.
XLE@piefed.social · 7 pts · 50d
That's cool and all, but being able to block YouTube ads in my browser has been table stakes from the beginning, so I'm already set
Triumph@fedia.io · 5 pts · 50d
Helium