Understand why Firefox is still the best browser for those looking to keep their privacy online.
If you have been following this blog, you may know that I've been discussing the importance of security and privacy. If not, please read how we are being tracked without consent everywhere: by search engines, browsers, mobile apps, social networks, TVs, games, devices, etc. Turns out we're living in difficult times for those seeking privacy
My Favorite Firefox Features
Apart from its privacy-first commitment, let me list my favorites of Firefox.
Performance
This version of Firefox is 2x-faster than a year ago, significantly faster than Chrome. Do not believe? Check the video below for a quick comparison between the performances of Firefox and Chrome.
Lightweight
Firefox made significant improvements to its new engine and now uses 30% less memory than Chrome: |
| Source: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/quantum/ |
Development Tools
Every developer deserves an awesome development environment. Firefox Quantum ships with a completely revamped DevTools with multiple improvements included. Check more on this blog post to find out more.
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Privacy Considerations
As previously said, Firefox is the only browser committed to privacy. Even Brave who marketed themselves as the best privacy-oriented browser were caught replacing ads with their own and probably also tracking you.Beautiful UI
And, my last personal favorite: the new Photon UI. Simply gorgeous:
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| Source: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/09/firefox-quantum-developer-edition-fastest-firefox-ever/ |
Mobile
I've used many browsers on different mobile devices and honestly, never have been completely satisfied. Lately, I've been using Firefox Focus and if you want speed, privacy in a lightweight browser, you got it there:
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| Source: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/focus/ |
Contributions to the Open Standard
Apart from Firefox, Mozilla has been doing very important advances in open science in:- Gaming: WebAssembly & WebGL;
- MDN: extensive documentation on web technologies including HTML, CSS, and APIs for both Web sites and progressive web apps.
- WebVR: an incubator for virtual reality on the web;
- Servo: an amazing parallel browser engine
- Rust: an amazing open-source programming language that focuses on speed, memory safety and parallelism.
- Open Codecs: if you use Linux, you know what I mean...
- Speech and Machine Learning
Conclusion
If you agree with me and thing that it's time for a more open web, more privacy and security, join me and millions of other users and start using Firefox again! So what are you waiting for? Go get your Firefox right now!See Also
- My journey to 1 million articles read
- How and why use stronger passwords
- Security and development: how much is being done?
- Security is only as strong as the weakest link
- The Laws of security
- Privacy and Ethics
- Security Boundaries
- Why use Fedora Linux
- Windows Subsystem for Linux, the best way to learn Linux on Windows