[image] That’s Firefox? See the browser’s surprising new changes This is Firefox, the way you remember it, now faster and more private. If it’s been a while then this is your sign to come back. Import everything in one cli... It’s interesting if not telling, …

[image] PurpleDime: It’s interesting if not telling, that the first feature they advertise is AI. That’s possibly because the vast majority of people would see it as a plus. Let’s not jump to the conclusion that they are AI boosters (I almost typed pushers) as well. Us tech-savvy or privacy-…

Exactly. And it goes beyond the AI stuff as well. The CEO even talked about the thinking behind the makeover, and a big part of the goal seems to be making Firefox more appealing to Chrome users, to try and get them to switch over. I’m sure everyone browsing these forums could list a few dozen thin…

[image] unlocked-hydration23: I’ve noticed that when I have the “Allow Firefox to improve features, performance, and stability between updates” toggled off, the vpn feature doesn’t appear. Try enabling it and restarting Firefox it might help. Thanks. I have enabled it. Let’s see what happens. …

That’s a fair point. Most users probably prioritize convenience, while privacy concerns tend to matter more to a smaller, tech-savvy group.

I would argue that convenience matters a great deal to privacy conscious people too. There are many advanced users in the privacy community who prefer Brave because of its superior convenience (in many but not all aspects) compared to FF, and that’s totally fair.

I would definitely switch to Firefox or a fork if it was better at privacy / security than Brave.

[image] PurpleDime: [image] unlocked-hydration23: I’ve noticed that when I have the “Allow Firefox to improve features, performance, and stability between updates” toggled off, the vpn feature doesn’t appear. Try enabling it and restarting Firefox it might help. Thanks. I have enabled it.…

There are multiple FF forks that might pique your interest. I would start with Mullvad or LibreWolf. Of course, there are others

I use Mullvad every day for specific uses and it’s great. I want FF to grow its userbase and to be a trusted browser in the privacy community. But I’m not particularly interested in converting Brave users to FF. If you’re using Brave, you’re already makind a good decision. We have to move people a…

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PurpleDime September 30, 2026, 5:42pm 10

Overall, I completely understand why many people opt for Brave. However, I still think that FF has unique privacy features that makes it better in some aspects, such as containers. Yes, I’m aware Brave launched containers not long ago. I use them. It’s pretty darn good, but I sill think FF’s implementation is better.

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