Firefox, Brave or Tor?

[ndouglas]

There are lots of web browsers to use on Macs, and I'm wondering which one I should use, appart of Safari (and certainly not Chrome!). About security of web browsing and eradication of ads, which one is better/fastest/more reliable and trustable? Firefox (with the free uBlock plugin), Brave or Tor? I'm writing this message on Tor right now, and it's slow as hell!

Firefox is my go-to for MacOS. Sadly Firefox on iPad lacks key features, for some reason, like auto-clear web content every time the app launches. This ability has been super reliable on MacOS though, for many years, for me. I used to use Tor but yeah it’s too slow and the frequent issues with it serving sites as if you are in another country grew too inconvenient for me.

 

[KaliYoni]

Firefox is my go-to for MacOS. Sadly Firefox on iPad lacks key features, for some reason, like auto-clear web content every time the app launches. This ability has been super reliable on MacOS though, for many years, for me. I used to use Tor but yeah it’s too slow and the frequent issues with it serving sites as if you are in another country grew too inconvenient for me.

I don't do anything involving confidential information on my iOS and iPadOS devices. So I use a stripped down version of Firefox, Firefox Focus, and the DuckDuckGo mobile browser. I think either or both of these have a "clear on launch" setting.

 

[lepidotós]

If you've got to use a VPN, which should all be assumed to be compromised, mullvad lets you pay with mailed cash. If you've ever seen a YouTube ad for a VPN service, it's a VPN service you shouldn't be using.​

 

[phillytim]

Firefox is my go-to for MacOS. Sadly Firefox on iPad lacks key features, for some reason, like auto-clear web content every time the app launches. This ability has been super reliable on MacOS though, for many years, for me. I used to use Tor but yeah it’s too slow and the frequent issues with it serving sites as if you are in another country grew too inconvenient for me.

The good thing about using Firefox on iOS is that you still have access to your bookmarks, if you sign-in with your Mozilla account. Plus you have the protection of Firefox Focus, if you download that app and configure Safari to use it as an extension (for ad-blocking); Safari is the engine underneath any browser on iOS, so the Focus extension will protect any browser of your choice on iPhone/iPad.

 

[PauloSera]

Chrome developers only care about parsing through your data to serve ads to you; further, Chrome is a resource hog.

Chrome is not a resource hog. Chrome uses resources that are available, just like native apps do, which is great. Poorly coded is another story, for both.

 

[fivenotrump]

Chrome, because it actually works, and its developers care about being compatible with the web.

wrong way around! Lazy web developers only test with Chrome!

 

[fivenotrump]

chrome, firefox, etc are all google which i avoid like the plague.
the best browser for a mac is … … safari.
it's optimised for the macOS

Firefox is not Google

 

[Fishrrman]

The question:
"Firefox, Brave or Tor?"

The answer:
All three -- and more:

- Dissenter
- Opera
- iCab

 

[halledise]

Firefox is not Google

i stand corrected

 

[fivenotrump]

The question:
"Firefox, Brave or Tor?"

The answer:
All three -- and more:

- Dissenter
- Opera
- iCab

and Vivaldi

 

[SalisburySam]

Primary: Opera
Financial/personal stuff: Safari

In all cases, I use TORGuard as a paid VPN. I no longer browse anything without the VPN in my iMac. Same for my iPadPro and iPhone13mini.

 

[pshufd]

My primary browser has been Firefox (in various incarnations), since about 2001. My backup is Brave (I met Eich in 2008 at a Mozilla conference). Sometimes I will use Edge (if on Windows) or Safari if the other two don't work. I've been happy with this combination for quite some time.

On iPhone and iPad, I just use Brave.

 

[Sciuriware]

There are lots of web browsers to use on Macs, and I'm wondering which one I should use, appart of Safari (and certainly not Chrome!). About security of web browsing and eradication of ads, which one is better/fastest/more reliable and trustable? Firefox (with the free uBlock plugin), Brave or Tor? I'm writing this message on Tor right now, and it's slow as hell!

Firefox. And clearing cookies and history every time ...
;JOOP!