firefox is not unix, it is something horrible

[Emrion]

One thing I saw with firefox, it's in a SELKS dedicated machine that watch my network. The configuration is such that SELKS log also its own packets.

When I used firefox (esr IIRC) in the SELKS machine itself (it's installed by default) to monitor alerts & logs, I saw dns requests and packets sent to brands sites like Adidas, Amazon, Temu and so on.

I then installed chromium to do this job and never saw anymore these kinds of requests.

Is firefox-esr somewhat an adware?

 

[Alain De Vos]

No they have both there own strengths & weaknesses.
Trust me google is not there to safe your life
every www.google.com is logged. And checked against possible ads to sell to you

 

[Alain De Vos]

when you go to different url, hashed cookies will be checked/compared. And database links will made.

 

[Emrion]

Never gone outside, just connected to internal servers on SELKS.

Firefox, since, has been not used anymore. Or just as test, to see if something is going wrong in chromium.

Just set an IDS, watch firefox, and then you'll can tell me, I've dreamed.

 

[rootbert]

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When I used firefox (esr IIRC) in the SELKS machine itself (it's installed by default) to monitor alerts & logs, I saw dns requests and packets sent to brands sites like Adidas, Amazon, Temu and so on.

I then installed chromium to do this job and never saw anymore these kinds of requests.

Is firefox-esr somewhat an adware?

firefox in its default config presents you some sponsored links which are easy to disable. I would definitely NOT choose chromium over firefox if privacy is important.

 

[Alain De Vos]

There are some chromium derivatives for privacy. But i dont know details.
iridium & ungoogled-chromium does not exist as package here. Meaning "beta".

 

[hruodr]

I would definitely NOT choose chromium over firefox if privacy is important.

Google became in a synonym of intrusion, the fame of this company is irreparable, but in spite of it makes good business.

 

[hruodr]

There are some chromium derivatives for privacy. But i dont know details.
iridium & ungoogled-chromium does not exist as package here. Meaning "beta".

there is a meager browser developed by KDE called "falkon" that uses blink, the web-engine of chrome.

I do not know how secure it is ...

 

[Emrion]

firefox in its default config presents you some sponsored links which are easy to disable. I would definitely NOT choose chromium over firefox if privacy is important.

Never seen strange requests/connections with default config on chromium.

What about a software you need to config to avoid ads?
I left firefox and it's for a long time