1mo ago

Every one really shits on brave so i decided to use Fennec from now on

I'm on android

So i downloaded fennec today and it seems to be pretty good, and quick aswell. But the settings are kinda confusing, for now tho!

I have already enabled ublock, Clearurls and Privacy Badger.

What other settings would you recommend to make fennec even more privacy hardened?

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If you really want privacy than have a look at Ironfox, its a continuation of Mull.
https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox
They implement the settings from this project, like arkenfox's user.js but with regular updates:
https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix
I liked Brave well enough, but I switched to Firefox when I learned Google was going to force Manifest V3's adblock-gimp into Chromium. I figure it's a matter of time before Chromium-based browsers like Brave are forced to either adopt it or fork Chromium and maintain it themselves, and I know which of those two seems more likely to me.
- Brave Shields block ads and trackers by default, and they’re built natively in the Brave browser—no extensions required. Since Shields are patched directly onto the open-source Chromium codebase, they don’t rely on MV2 or MV3.
  https://brave.com/blog/brave-shields-manifest-v3/
  
  I honestly don't understand why Firefox bothers with a google manifest.
  
  Interesting, I never even knew Brave had that stuff built in, i switched from Chrome years ago and installing ublock origin had already just become the default thing I do to any browser first thing by that point. Though I will note this line in the link you provided:
  For as long as we’re able (and assuming the cooperation of the extension authors), Brave will continue to support some privacy-relevant MV2 extensions—specifically AdGuard, NoScript, uBlock Origin, and uMatrix
  Which suggests that they're planning to eventually be forced into Manifest V3 (or something similar) to gimp those extensions, but I s'pose I'll give it a shot without ublock and see how it goes. Firefox has given me trouble in a bunch of ways (not remembering per-page zoom, hotkeys changing on me unexpectedly, issues with reddit/lemmy on long posts, etc) and I wouldn't mind switching back.
Make sure tracking protection is set to strict in the settings.
Otherwise you only really need uBlock, other extensions can be useful but the more you add the more unique your browser is and stands out more.
Definitely have multiple browsers. IronFox is a great option. I use Brave as it simply works with the onboard filters and hardening. There are a few easy guides to walk through the settings changes that improve the picture.

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