That isn't to say that LibreWolf is without issues.
For example, on macOS? They don't sign their binaries, which means that it runs afoul of GateKeeper and their instructions for working around this are basically: "use Homebrew".
Homebrew: has spyware (aka telemetry) by default. So, not really a good look if you are supposedly doing privacy hardening?
You can, use xattr and work around that.
It would be great it the LibreWolf devs would figure out how to actually sign their binaries though.
Nonetheless, there was some recent YouTube person who was like, "Imma compare five different 'privacy' focused browsers and see how they compare with tcpdump."
LibreWolf was the only one not "phoning home" or some other BS. Brave, DuckDuckGo browser, etc. all those other "privacy" focused browsers? Were making tcpdump go crazy.
Like, that is the minimum bar and most don't even pass that. ;(
The Tor Browser Bundle exists for reasons, and unfortunately, we still live in a world where probably everything on the web if not online, should be accessed over Tor. Worse: because we live in the world of surveillance capitalism spyware and databrokers by default? A lot of things break when attempting to access them via Tor.
So, workarounds remain necessary.
LibreWolf, is at least making an effort at one of those workarounds.
Most? Are paying lip service or worse: outright lying and users are being duped.
LibreWolf still has a lot of room for improvement. Yet at least it seems as if their efforts are not a complete disaster? Having OpenBSD folks kick the tires more with a port, will doubtlessly help more encounter and presumably remediate some other glaring issues.
For example, on macOS? They don't sign their binaries, which means that it runs afoul of GateKeeper and their instructions for working around this are basically: "use Homebrew".
Homebrew: has spyware (aka telemetry) by default. So, not really a good look if you are supposedly doing privacy hardening?
You can, use xattr and work around that.
It would be great it the LibreWolf devs would figure out how to actually sign their binaries though.
Nonetheless, there was some recent YouTube person who was like, "Imma compare five different 'privacy' focused browsers and see how they compare with tcpdump."
LibreWolf was the only one not "phoning home" or some other BS. Brave, DuckDuckGo browser, etc. all those other "privacy" focused browsers? Were making tcpdump go crazy.
Like, that is the minimum bar and most don't even pass that. ;(
The Tor Browser Bundle exists for reasons, and unfortunately, we still live in a world where probably everything on the web if not online, should be accessed over Tor. Worse: because we live in the world of surveillance capitalism spyware and databrokers by default? A lot of things break when attempting to access them via Tor.
So, workarounds remain necessary.
LibreWolf, is at least making an effort at one of those workarounds.
Most? Are paying lip service or worse: outright lying and users are being duped.
LibreWolf still has a lot of room for improvement. Yet at least it seems as if their efforts are not a complete disaster? Having OpenBSD folks kick the tires more with a port, will doubtlessly help more encounter and presumably remediate some other glaring issues.