Note: This setup is both for my android and pc Edit: For those recommending paid services and selfhosting, I don’t have the money nor resources for either. Also it seams some people are confusing my android setup with my PC setup so I’ll write it down. Android: Brave(movies) + Ironfox, Search: Brave + DDG, VPN: Proton ( not always on), GPay = Cash, Auth= Aegis Auth, Pass: KeepassDX, PC: Firefox= Librewolf, VPN = No VPN (VERY slow internet), Search: Searxng + DDG, Pass: KeepassXC,

    • bradons@lemmy.world
      1·
      4 months ago

      Can you tell me why? I found out ddg was just repackage bing results so I’ve been trying brave for now.

      • FlordaMan@lemmy.world
        101·
        4 months ago

        It includes a lot of crypto bullshit, and I believe the founder is a right wing weirdo, but don’t quote me on that.

        To also point out the good stuff: their browser has some pretty good anti-fingerprinting and privacy measures build in.

      • qweertz@programming.dev
        1·
        4 months ago

        Still a proprietary black box you shouldn’t trust and chromium based so you reinforce the chromium monopoly

        • Man_kind@sh.itjust.works
          11·
          4 months ago

          Why is vivaldi helping a chromium monopoly?

          I understand it is based on chrome tech, and I guess that means it can use chrome extensions maybe? But how does it help chrome if people use it?

          • qweertz@programming.dev
            1·
            4 months ago

            It uses Google’s browser engine base called Chromium, which Chrome is based on (the used engine is called “Blink”). A lot of websites are made to just function well on Chromium and maybe Safari

            • taco@anarchist.nexusEnglish
              0·
              4 months ago

              A lot of websites are made to just function well on Chromium and maybe Safari

              Isn’t that more on the site creators? I have a handful of sites and web apps I don’t have a choice to simply avoid because of job-related requirements. I’ve tried a bunch of other approaches, but keeping a Chromium browser installed has, so far, been the least painful way to get through my normal work days.

              • qweertz@programming.dev
                1·
                4 months ago

                That’s on corporate sites just saving work or intentionally obstructing and restricting Firefox because Google basically a monopoly.

                For me personally Firefox (and it’s engine Gecko) work fine for 99% of websites I visit.