th-cam.com/video/eatIzqwB2dA/w-d-xo.html Christ died for your sins and rose on the third day, showing that anyone who trusts in him for salvation, will have everlasting life. (John 11:25-26) "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" (John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Firefox (and the Gecko rendering engine) is actually the only real alternative to Chrome these days. Because while you do have a few alternatives in Edge, Brave, Opera and Safari they are all using the same rendering engine (Blink) as Chrome under the hood. For that reason Firefox is more important than ever. (Technically Safari is using a different rendering engine, WebKit, but that essentially an old version of Blink.)
I use this on all of my computers now. My productivity has gone up drastically by not having all of this junk I have to skim through. Thank you so much!
Hey Sun, I accidently reset my firefox. i returned to this video and set it up again. So what i want to say is THANK YOU! Your old video is still alive and important!
@@waltofalltrades6817 If you want to help Mozilla Foundation they have a webpage for that, and if you want to help to Firefox development, you can help them using their latest products (Mozilla VPN for example).
@@sunknudsen I was trying to also set up containers and realized it is only available if you are not using Private Browsing mode. Any suggestion, is running containers better, and simply not using Private Browsing. Haven't watched your other video yet about private mode.
Containers don't do THAT much. Unless you run them as isolated profiles alltogether. What counts is baton passing (fingerprinting). Firefox sucks at that. What you really need is browser isolation. The container addon on Firefox hardly does anything. But, Firefox hides something more invasive. A really sneaky piece of s;;;t software. That's MITI. It's one of the reasons Brave browser was created.
The inability to disable auto-play alone on chrome was enough reason to completely change everything over to firefox. Firefox is just better in so many ways
Dude, I don't understand why this video does not have more likes, but I've contributed with mine and I just subscribed to your channel because of it. It is a fantastic video. I just followed your instructions and now I feel a lot more safe to browse. Thank you!
I am a mature person and I really am grateful that I found your videos. I appreciate your tips and setting up the dialogue boxes; Security, sync, cookies etc. I do not enjoy feeling techie uneducated. Thank you.
Good stuff, nice descriptions. I've used Firefox Forever since when IE was slow, as they and others improved I've stuck with Firefox. I knew of many of these and others and agree with your points like passwords and synchronizing. I tried Chrome but didn't like being tied to the mother ship so I use Chromium if absolutely needed, but Firefox on Linux has been fine for all but a couple website apps. Thanks for the https and other tips.
Thank you for the advice you share in these videos. I’m doing some study on how to set up my devices so I’m less prone to privacy vulnerabilities. Is there any reason to not use Brave in place of Firefox (Developer Edition)? Thank you in advance!
Question.....I've had the same MacBook Pro for years with lots of book marks on Safari, can these be imported into Firefox together or do I need to do 1 at a time, or must I do a fresh install of OS for your recommendation to work? Great content Sun...you've got me thinking more about my Privacy!
Which one do u prefer? Firefox or Brave? I know brave is chromium based but they say they have better privacy by default than Firefox. It'd help to have a video about brave browser, if u think it's worth it ;)
Safari is OK, but less extensible and not open source. I use containers for Amazon, Google and LinkedIn. I actually don't use Facebook, but would recommend using one container per social media platform.
I've used Firefox off and on throughout the years and I do still very much enjoy it but I'm concerned about their recent lack of impartiality in regards to politics. I get that they're open source but we've been seeing so much political censorship over the past year that when companies start getting political, it's an immediate red flag for me.
@@gl35 In my opinion, private companies should do the same unless they're specifically designed and aimed at a certain audience. For example, Twitter should not be censoring people at all (except in the case of illegal activity, naturally) when their platform is aimed at a global audience.
Really like your videos and how eloquently you cover these topics. While I have been a long-time fan of Firefox, I do like to refresh my browsing experience now and then. I've been using Vivaldi for 1,5 years and came back to Firefox after seeing your video. Any thoughts on the Brave browser? Does it stand up to its hype that it is better than Firefox for privacy? Thanks a lot and keep up the great work!
Thanks for the push and great question about Brave... haven't tried Brave in a while. I am planning on trying it out and sharing my thoughts. Stay tuned!
That was a very useful tutorial. One question about "containers": Are the containers to keep data in or out? What is the potential threat? Also, at the very end of the video, you were illustrating the FF toolbar, and you showed "create folder". Could you please explain why we would want / need to create a folder? Thanks again for an informative video.
You can think of containers almost as being different Firefox profiles - scripts in one container don't have access to data in other containers. Not sure what kind of threat you're imagining, but just using containers at all is an improvement, even if used poorly.
folders because say you are doing some research or more general term lets say you save a lots of reddit posts for some reason now you want to bookmark them but if you put them all in toolbar then it will become a mess. put it in folder and you have some form organisation
I really appreciate this video! I like how thorough it is, and the number of reasons you give for using Firefox over web browsers. Do you have any recommendations for password managers ? or a video on them?
hey quick question, why you prefer using firefox than safari? i mean safari is build for mac and its pretty save to use isn't it? and btw your vids is awesome
Firefox is surprisingly smooth on macOS. I would say it’s very close to Safari, and much better than Chrome for which I have to switch to dedicated GPU to make scrolling smooth. But I’m having colour management issue with Firefox. Colours look over saturated. I tried to manually turn on the colour management mode in about:config but it didn’t work for me.
Interesting, never noticed color issues at my end and I am pretty obsessed by color (my monitors are hardware calibrated). Are there others who are having this issue? Thanks for sharing btw.
i have been using chrome for years, but newly i switched to ff also and i am very happy with it. Now i have 1 question please: i have uBlock Origin in FF installed and in the privacy settings i have chosen standard. What do you recommend? To switch to custom, or keep it in standard since there is uBlock Add on installed? Thank you for the great and helpful video!
It will be great if you do a security inspection to Vivaldi browser, they said they are private, but I don't know if as much as Firefox !! Thanks for this great channel
Just done the same myself. Was using firefox from its early days. Was annoyed when they blocked dissenter add-on a couple of years ago. They've sided with the other totalitarians now, so goodbye firefox.
Great question. I find UX on macOS is better than any Linux distro I tried. I also use Adobe products for design work. That being said, I use Linux on my servers and for more sensitive use cases.
Safari (Webkit, the "og") and Google Chrome (Chromium, based off Webkit) are also open sourced, Chrome tracks you through the signed in account and by attributing your internet activity to your IP (if you are not signed in). You will be surprised at the amount of big companies with open sourced projects (like Facebook and ReactJS).
Sun, Regarding using an iphone with a Firefox browser: is configuring the privacy settings pretty much the same? Or are there significant differences to be aware of?
Have you watched th-cam.com/video/nK76EKvburA/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/EiDtomF41qY/w-d-xo.html Short story: it is really hard to be private on mobile devices, therefore I recommend using them as little as possible or considering what we do on them public domain.
I love Firefox but I'm intrigued by Brave Browser. It would be great if you could make a video comparison or your general thoughts on Brave browser since they also "sell" the idea of privacy
See th-cam.com/video/EiDtomF41qY/w-d-xo.html. That being said mobile is not the best for privacy. Have you watched th-cam.com/video/nK76EKvburA/w-d-xo.html
Hi Sun, For everyday online banking activities such as PayPal or a checking account, would a designated Multi-Account Container in a hardened Firefox, w/ 2FA be sufficiently secure, in your opinion? Or would you recommend going further & using Tor? OTP Auth? or maybe even Mullvad VPN for added security?
Hey, Multi-Account on hardened Firefox is a great start. What protocol are you using for 2FA (email and SMS should be avoided when possible)? No need for Tor or a VPN as these would not add much security unless you are on a network you don't trust. Have you watched th-cam.com/video/Smbd17quDhw/w-d-xo.html
@@sunknudsen For 2FA, most institutions I've dealt with use a one-time code sent via email or phone after the password is entered. (Sorry, I'm not well-versed yet in the tech acronyms.) In your experience, have you found that the OTP Auth 2FA app (or Signal) is compatible with online banking ? (Hope my question makes sense!)
Most banks I have experienced only offer email or SMS 2FA which is ironic as it isn't very secure. Using OTP Auth would be better but isn't always an option. Signal being used for secure messaging cannot help in the context of 2FA. Hope this helps!
@@sunknudsen Yes thanks, that helps bring clarity to the online equation. We know where institutional improvements are needed vs. the individual security steps which are currently available.
Consider using a browser extension like uMatrix or uBlock Origin to disable unnecessary third-party (i.e. tracking) scripts from these websites, because most of them don't have enough defenses in place to prevent malicious JavaScript injected in their pages from stealing your data. And even if they do, they usually whitelist tracking domains so your data could get stolen anyway if one of these tracking domains is compromised. If you want to learn more about this subject, look into "XSS", "Content Security Policy" and test websites with observatory.mozilla.org/ (disclaimer: you will discover that, sadly, most websites have a very low score such as F and therefore have very bad clientside security)
You express real satisfaction when you remove Safari, but you never mention why. Perhaps you have another episode for this but can you give a short version of why are you do not like Safari? I’m a Mac user in Safari is all I use. But I use firefox on rare necessary occasions.
I just stumbled on your channel and I am hooked already subscribed and binge watching your videos. I've been using Firefox as a second to Safari (bc of some sites compatibility) for years and never knew most of this. I just made the switch and its now my default browser in all my devices.
LibreWolf beats Brave at privacy and ads. I use to only use firefox until they went political along with several others, even Reddit came out saying some crazy stuff. So crazy how so many open platforms are starting to silence people. Driving normal people to go darker in Open Source products. I don't want the company's tracking how I live so they can figure out how to convince me to buy their products. I struggle with my will power on Amazon already.
The fact that the founder of Firefox and creator of JavaScript left Firefox to build a better privacy-preserving browser Brave indicates that while Firefox may be better than Chrome, it in no way protects user privacy as well as Brave. Firefox was flawed and that’s how Brave came to be
Yes if you want low ram consummation and Brave if you have a lot of ram resources, want no ads without downloading a ad blocker (ad blocker extensions makes you use more ram), a fast browser and a browser that can use the Chrome web store.
Firefox is a privacy nightmare. The settings you check in the menu to ensure said privacy don't actually do what they're supposed to. Take fingerprinting for example even if you check strict tracking protection on the desktop version go to about:config and look for privacy.resistfingerprint it will be set to false...soooooo......... As of 8/27/20 they have eliminated the about:config for the mobile version which basically eliminates privacy and being non monetized. Other privacy issues such as indicating in the settings you don't want autocomplete/search suggestions as you type is ignored (turn it off and try typing amaz it will auto complete to amazon.com), the push for you to add everything to top sites or home page and to sync your tabs all while burying addons under several layers of menus. And it's ugly. They've turned private browsing to the same purple as TOR to try to mislead users into associating it with TOR, among a whole host of other d!@k moves. Make no mistake they are out to monetize you, your privacy is the last thing on their list.
Feel you... but what better options do we have? Mitigating browser security vulnerabilities requires a huge amount of resources. Btw, Firefox on iOS is essentially WebKit... so I would avoid it for privacy. Actually, I would avoid smartphones in general for privacy. See th-cam.com/video/TAPYn6FC5t8/w-d-xo.html.
Depends how you define privacy. If you are not a target, a hardened Mac can work. If you need additional privacy/security, I would recommend using Linux/Ubuntu. If you need event more privacy/security, I would recommend a used ThinkPad X1 Carbon (see www.qubes-os.org/hcl/) running Qubes OS. If you need ultimate privacy/security, I would recommend looking into specialized hardware such as Purism.
Hey, great question... I personally don't use uBlock Origin (I don't block ads). That being said, the project has a great reputation and its JavaScript blocking feature is very powerful when used properly (although very inconvenient). I haven't tried Decentraleyes, but the project is intriguing. Will report back on the privacy guides once I have time to dig into the project.
Is it advisable to add all google based apps in a separate container as well? As google also tracks other cookies using its apps right? Also how can one enable such privacy measures on a smartphone ?
I'm a little older then most of your viewers. Is it possible for me to try and follow along in the program you are explain? I can't write quick enough to keep up. Thanks for your work.
what about safari, brave and opera browsers? are you going to do any follow-up videos with security in regards to Big Sur Os? Btw in the newer version of Firefox DNS is automatically checked! What about Ublock Origin? I hate ads especially on youtube and other sites
Personally, I don't bother with deleting history/cookies because it also disconnects me from several websites I use on a regular basis. For example, every time I close my browser and re-open it to check my Gmail account, I have to open my password manager, put in the credentials of said account, go and grab my phone, input the SMS code I just received (2-step verification), and then I can log in. I have to do this through different websites, every time history/cookies are deleted. I'm used to closing my browser on a regular basis (because sometimes I'm gaming and I want minimal stuff in the background hogging resources) and this can become a veritable pain in the rear to do all the time. So if you're like me, leave these two options alone unless you're in an unsafe location or need to share your device with someone else.
Curious: how does the Containers extension compare to just using the built-in preferences > security > cross-site tracking cookies & social media trackers options? (btw: thanks for your helpful videos!)
Hey Jason, containers are significantly better at compartmentalization. In the context of a given container, all (first and third-party) cookies and data only apply to the container.
I was thinking to make the switch from Chrome to Firefox for a long time. This video gave me the final push... 2 weeks on Firefox and not missing Chrome at all. Thank you! Keep up the great work
There are quite many web applications (e.g. twitter) that I login with my google account. Should I put them inside the container that we created for google?
07:05 Do Not Track can ironically be used as a datapoint for browser fingerprinting, lowering privacy. Some argue that the fact websites can choose to ignore this header + the fingerprinting datapoint mean DNT is actually more harmful to your privacy than beneficial.
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I've been using Firefox since it was first launched. It's all I need in to browse the Internet on Windows, Linux or macOS.
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I use either TOR or Brave
I just hope they stay focused on the browser and now sjw crap
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Christ died for your sins and rose on the third day, showing that anyone who trusts in him for salvation, will have everlasting life.
(John 11:25-26) "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
(John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Some time ago I read a comment that said: Chrome is Google's browser, Edge is Microsoft's browser, Firefox is our browser
It should be their official mantra
Why there is Soviet anthem playing?
@@HafifSyukra Because Firefox is made by the community to the community XD
Firefox (and the Gecko rendering engine) is actually the only real alternative to Chrome these days. Because while you do have a few alternatives in Edge, Brave, Opera and Safari they are all using the same rendering engine (Blink) as Chrome under the hood.
For that reason Firefox is more important than ever.
(Technically Safari is using a different rendering engine, WebKit, but that essentially an old version of Blink.)
@@marcusbrsp very helpful thx... was considering brave vs FF
I use this on all of my computers now. My productivity has gone up drastically by not having all of this junk I have to skim through. Thank you so much!
How does firefox wit your recommendations compare to using the tor browser?
Whenever I have a new computer or after resetting an old one the first thing I do is update it. The second thing is install Firefox.
Great process Abdulai. I have to publish an episode on updates. Thanks for sharing!
Fortunately now new Win10 machines come with Edge so sure no need or reason to install something else.
@@Drew1903SG LOL
@@Drew1903SG LMAO
@@clocked0 Both of you laughing out of ignorance or being ostriches. Doesn't alter what was said as fact.
IF you want to protect your privacy, Get rid of FB.! PERIOD.
Also google
@@reocam8918 we need and use google for just about everything tho
Or run it in a different browser with an isolated profile (a containerized ssb).
Google, Twitter, Facebook,Ig ,Whats App. ALL of them.
Got rid of FB, got rid of Chrome, got rid of Google Search, now working on getting rid of Gmail and Google apps.
I'm clueless and your commentating actually gave me a great feel and understanding of the process. Thanks a lot
Hey Sun, I accidently reset my firefox. i returned to this video and set it up again. So what i want to say is THANK YOU! Your old video is still alive and important!
I already know this, I just came to benefit this video for the algorithm
I have switched to Firefox after watching this, now and will donate to them. We can't let Chrome rule!
How do you donate to them?
@@waltofalltrades6817 If you want to help Mozilla Foundation they have a webpage for that, and if you want to help to Firefox development, you can help them using their latest products (Mozilla VPN for example).
Hey, What's your take on the new Microsoft Edge browser which is really promising..?
"Enable DNS Over HTTPS" is automatically set now. Go Firefox!
Thx for the great tutorial btw.
The containers sound interesting and i am going to used it.
Containers are amazing! I am so thankful this feature has been developed by the Mozilla team. 😊
Jealous
@@sunknudsen I was trying to also set up containers and realized it is only available if you are not using Private Browsing mode. Any suggestion, is running containers better, and simply not using Private Browsing. Haven't watched your other video yet about private mode.
Containers don't do THAT much. Unless you run them as isolated profiles alltogether. What counts is baton passing (fingerprinting). Firefox sucks at that. What you really need is browser isolation. The container addon on Firefox hardly does anything. But, Firefox hides something more invasive. A really sneaky piece of s;;;t software. That's MITI. It's one of the reasons Brave browser was created.
Ohh don't tell to anybody... ahh... )
After years of using Chrome I switched to Firefox and now I can say it's the best switch I've ever made.
The inability to disable auto-play alone on chrome was enough reason to completely change everything over to firefox. Firefox is just better in so many ways
@Stephen P Nope
Dude, I don't understand why this video does not have more likes, but I've contributed with mine and I just subscribed to your channel because of it. It is a fantastic video. I just followed your instructions and now I feel a lot more safe to browse. Thank you!
Thanks for the push Adrian. I guess the channel is slowly taking off. 🤓
I am a mature person and I really am grateful that I found your videos. I appreciate your tips and setting up the dialogue boxes; Security, sync, cookies etc. I do not enjoy feeling techie uneducated. Thank you.
Glad to hear this content is helping others learn about privacy 😊
Good stuff, nice descriptions. I've used Firefox Forever since when IE was slow, as they and others improved I've stuck with Firefox. I knew of many of these and others and agree with your points like passwords and synchronizing. I tried Chrome but didn't like being tied to the mother ship so I use Chromium if absolutely needed, but Firefox on Linux has been fine for all but a couple website apps. Thanks for the https and other tips.
I used it for years but have no idea if the maximise / minimize the search windows issues will be fixed in future releases.
Good knowledge sharing. I have firefox setting in my hope pc , setting like bookmark etc. How can I get the same settings in my office PC ?
Using Firefox with privacy settings then using tor when you really want to be private is very cool beans
Hi Sun, you mentionned you werre using a password manager, to protect your privacy could you tell which one and why ? Thanks a lot for your video ...
Thank you, super appreciated tips and tricks. Is there a good way to backup your settings etc without the build in sync function?
Hey Jonny, between desktops yes... The data associated to profiles is stored in "~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles".
I’m curious, what’s your opinion on Brave?
Thank you for the advice you share in these videos. I’m doing some study on how to set up my devices so I’m less prone to privacy vulnerabilities.
Is there any reason to not use Brave in place of Firefox (Developer Edition)?
Thank you in advance!
Haven’t looked into Brave in a while. Will report back once I have a change to try it again.
@@sunknudsen Thank you in advance!
@@sunknudsen Brave+Duckgo... do it asap and forget everything about ffox dump. Trackers bloking is one of the main feature I like.
Question.....I've had the same MacBook Pro for years with lots of book marks on Safari, can these be imported into Firefox together or do I need to do 1 at a time, or must I do a fresh install of OS for your recommendation to work?
Great content Sun...you've got me thinking more about my Privacy!
Thanks for the push! I believe Firefox can import your bookmarks all at once.
Which one do u prefer? Firefox or Brave?
I know brave is chromium based but they say they have better privacy by default than Firefox. It'd help to have a video about brave browser, if u think it's worth it ;)
These tips are great. I should note I didn't learn my lesson until the third or fourth refresh... before watching this video in a different browser.
very helpful!
Happy to read this content is helpful and that you didn't give up!
thanks for this video helps a lot , am gonna follow these steps and get myself secured, thank you again, keep up the good work!
Pleasure, more episodes coming 🤓
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What about the latest news with FF Meta? Do we need to look for another browser?
Thanks!
Any experience with Brave Browser, and can you do a video on it?
Hey Leo, great suggestion. Brave is on my research backlog.
I've just moved to dissenter which is based on brave. All good so far.
@@paulcampbell840 Dissenter is a disaster. It is not regularly updated/patched with the lastest security patches...
Hello, well what do you think about Safari? Especially now they have tracker blocking too and add lots of privacy features. Is Firefox still better?
and excuse me but do you make any other containers or only for Facebook?
Safari is OK, but less extensible and not open source. I use containers for Amazon, Google and LinkedIn. I actually don't use Facebook, but would recommend using one container per social media platform.
I've used Firefox off and on throughout the years and I do still very much enjoy it but I'm concerned about their recent lack of impartiality in regards to politics. I get that they're open source but we've been seeing so much political censorship over the past year that when companies start getting political, it's an immediate red flag for me.
Good point. Public companies should remain impartial, open, and not censoring or fact-checking every political opinion.
@@gl35 In my opinion, private companies should do the same unless they're specifically designed and aimed at a certain audience. For example, Twitter should not be censoring people at all (except in the case of illegal activity, naturally) when their platform is aimed at a global audience.
Glad to see the millennials waking up to censorship! Today it’s conservatives and tomorrow it’s liberals or YOU!
@@earnestthompson5136 I was never really blind to it but it has become too blatant to ignore at this point and it's frustrating.
All news sources should always be fact-checked. The world has seen how dangerous fake news can be (especially far-right conspiracy theories).
Thank you, great content. Subscribed
Really like your videos and how eloquently you cover these topics. While I have been a long-time fan of Firefox, I do like to refresh my browsing experience now and then. I've been using Vivaldi for 1,5 years and came back to Firefox after seeing your video. Any thoughts on the Brave browser? Does it stand up to its hype that it is better than Firefox for privacy? Thanks a lot and keep up the great work!
Thanks for the push and great question about Brave... haven't tried Brave in a while. I am planning on trying it out and sharing my thoughts. Stay tuned!
@@sunknudsen Did you happen to make the video on brave? Couldn't find it in your videos yet. Thank you for all you do!!
Hi what is your opinion about the Brave browser?
Thank you very much! I definetly put some of these settings on my firefox too, and i think it's a good way, to browse like this :)
This is better chrome.com
@@randomuser4838 not for privacy
Hey Sun - isn't the new Safari (in Big Sur) about as safe as Firefox? Or would you recommend still using Firefox on my Macbook?
Brave is also very good for privacy and ad blocking along with removing trackers.
Can't believe I'm finding this video so late but thank you so much for all the info!!
That was a very useful tutorial. One question about "containers": Are the containers to keep data in or out? What is the potential threat? Also, at the very end of the video, you were illustrating the FF toolbar, and you showed "create folder". Could you please explain why we would want / need to create a folder? Thanks again for an informative video.
You can think of containers almost as being different Firefox profiles - scripts in one container don't have access to data in other containers. Not sure what kind of threat you're imagining, but just using containers at all is an improvement, even if used poorly.
folders because say you are doing some research or more general term lets say you save a lots of reddit posts for some reason now you want to bookmark them but if you put them all in toolbar then it will become a mess. put it in folder and you have some form organisation
Hello, i m using Brave browser, have you tried it? what you think?
I really appreciate this video! I like how thorough it is, and the number of reasons you give for using Firefox over web browsers. Do you have any recommendations for password managers ? or a video on them?
Hey Moses, have a look at th-cam.com/video/uJBgb8XJoA8/w-d-xo.html. I have published two episodes on password managers. 🤓
Any chance of coaching those of us with Windows 10? Also which password managers do you recommend?
I love how everyone uses the old OG logo with the paw
hey quick question, why you prefer using firefox than safari? i mean safari is build for mac and its pretty save to use isn't it? and btw your vids is awesome
Hey, I favor Firefox because the app is open source and more configurable. Thanks for the push!
Firefox is surprisingly smooth on macOS. I would say it’s very close to Safari, and much better than Chrome for which I have to switch to dedicated GPU to make scrolling smooth. But I’m having colour management issue with Firefox. Colours look over saturated. I tried to manually turn on the colour management mode in about:config but it didn’t work for me.
Interesting, never noticed color issues at my end and I am pretty obsessed by color (my monitors are hardware calibrated). Are there others who are having this issue? Thanks for sharing btw.
i have been using chrome for years, but newly i switched to ff also and i am very happy with it.
Now i have 1 question please: i have uBlock Origin in FF installed and in the privacy settings i have chosen standard. What do you recommend? To switch to custom, or keep it in standard since there is uBlock Add on installed?
Thank you for the great and helpful video!
I have firefox both on my phone and computer I love how you can take control and the security! 🦊
Hi 👋, would you say that Firefox is more private and secure than Brave?
You had me at "Sovereignty":)
It will be great if you do a security inspection to Vivaldi browser, they said they are private, but I don't know if as much as Firefox !! Thanks for this great channel
I have used Firefox since I was a kid, due to their recent authoritarian comments, I'll move on to Dissenter.
Just done the same myself. Was using firefox from its early days. Was annoyed when they blocked dissenter add-on a couple of years ago. They've sided with the other totalitarians now, so goodbye firefox.
What authoritarian comments?
@@sofiabergstrom41 Deplatforming Trump wasn't enough, need to do more to clamp down. :(
Nice video. Why are you using Mac; is there any proprietary software which is only available there?
Great question. I find UX on macOS is better than any Linux distro I tried. I also use Adobe products for design work. That being said, I use Linux on my servers and for more sensitive use cases.
It’s also open source. ALSO IT HAS ATUO PINING FOR ADD ONS.
Safari (Webkit, the "og") and Google Chrome (Chromium, based off Webkit) are also open sourced, Chrome tracks you through the signed in account and by attributing your internet activity to your IP (if you are not signed in). You will be surprised at the amount of big companies with open sourced projects (like Facebook and ReactJS).
Sun, Regarding using an iphone with a Firefox browser: is configuring the privacy settings pretty much the same? Or are there significant differences to be aware of?
I now see that you talked about the iphone on your macOS video. I'll watch all your videos before asking more questions! LOL
Have you watched th-cam.com/video/nK76EKvburA/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/EiDtomF41qY/w-d-xo.html Short story: it is really hard to be private on mobile devices, therefore I recommend using them as little as possible or considering what we do on them public domain.
I love Firefox but I'm intrigued by Brave Browser. It would be great if you could make a video comparison or your general thoughts on Brave browser since they also "sell" the idea of privacy
Thanks for sharing. I agree. That episode is on my mind. 🤓
@@sunknudsen great! i will look forward to it. Love your channel
Thanks a lot! you helped me so much.... really appreciate your work and effort.:)
Pleasure!
Hey again Sun, would be interesting to hear your thoughts on Brave.
Thanks for the recommendation. Brave is on my research backlog.
@@sunknudsen Would be interesting to hear your thoughts about the ethic stuff with the brave browser. Also check the "braver" project :)
@@froekenur Personally it’s amazing with a built in ad block and blazing speeds and it uses less memory than chrome
What about using Firefox VPN extensions? Recommended or not? Necessary or not?
Do one for mobile! Most of my browsing is on iPhone iPad.
See th-cam.com/video/EiDtomF41qY/w-d-xo.html. That being said mobile is not the best for privacy. Have you watched th-cam.com/video/nK76EKvburA/w-d-xo.html
Hi Sun, For everyday online banking activities such as PayPal or a checking account, would a designated Multi-Account Container in a hardened Firefox, w/ 2FA be sufficiently secure, in your opinion? Or would you recommend going further & using Tor? OTP Auth? or maybe even Mullvad VPN for added security?
Hey, Multi-Account on hardened Firefox is a great start. What protocol are you using for 2FA (email and SMS should be avoided when possible)? No need for Tor or a VPN as these would not add much security unless you are on a network you don't trust. Have you watched th-cam.com/video/Smbd17quDhw/w-d-xo.html
@@sunknudsen For 2FA, most institutions I've dealt with use a one-time code sent via email or phone after the password is entered. (Sorry, I'm not well-versed yet in the tech acronyms.) In your experience, have you found that the OTP Auth 2FA app (or Signal) is compatible with online banking ? (Hope my question makes sense!)
Most banks I have experienced only offer email or SMS 2FA which is ironic as it isn't very secure. Using OTP Auth would be better but isn't always an option. Signal being used for secure messaging cannot help in the context of 2FA. Hope this helps!
@@sunknudsen Yes thanks, that helps bring clarity to the online equation. We know where institutional improvements are needed vs. the individual security steps which are currently available.
Consider using a browser extension like uMatrix or uBlock Origin to disable unnecessary third-party (i.e. tracking) scripts from these websites, because most of them don't have enough defenses in place to prevent malicious JavaScript injected in their pages from stealing your data. And even if they do, they usually whitelist tracking domains so your data could get stolen anyway if one of these tracking domains is compromised.
If you want to learn more about this subject, look into "XSS", "Content Security Policy" and test websites with observatory.mozilla.org/ (disclaimer: you will discover that, sadly, most websites have a very low score such as F and therefore have very bad clientside security)
You express real satisfaction when you remove Safari, but you never mention why. Perhaps you have another episode for this but can you give a short version of why are you do not like Safari? I’m a Mac user in Safari is all I use. But I use firefox on rare necessary occasions.
I just stumbled on your channel and I am hooked already subscribed and binge watching your videos. I've been using Firefox as a second to Safari (bc of some sites compatibility) for years and never knew most of this. I just made the switch and its now my default browser in all my devices.
Welcome back to Firefox. 🤓
Yeah, that's nice but we're all going to throw it in the toilet now.
Wait why what happened?
I followed to the end. One question, setting up Gmail. Do you put it in a container too? Also, how do you set Firefox to use Google maps?
Firefox 💪🏼
Wow...... That's a long video but it's worth it. Got everything needed to keep privacy mode on. Thank u....
Pleasure! Lots to cover... and the privacy guides series has 39 other episodes now... welcome to the rabbit hole!
Well this hasn't aged well.
Right!!
LibreWolf beats Brave at privacy and ads. I use to only use firefox until they went political along with several others, even Reddit came out saying some crazy stuff. So crazy how so many open platforms are starting to silence people. Driving normal people to go darker in Open Source products. I don't want the company's tracking how I live so they can figure out how to convince me to buy their products. I struggle with my will power on Amazon already.
Thanks. Stumbled across your channel and am enjoying the security centric content. Keep it coming. 😊
The fact that the founder of Firefox and creator of JavaScript left Firefox to build a better privacy-preserving browser Brave indicates that while Firefox may be better than Chrome, it in no way protects user privacy as well as Brave. Firefox was flawed and that’s how Brave came to be
I agree the story is intriguing. Have to look into Brave again.
Hey what about Edge and Brave? It would be nice a versus between these theee (Edge, Brave and Firefox)
how about brave browser? please compare and bring the review on that.
Thanks for the suggestion. I confirm Brave in on my research backlog. 🤓
Brave isn't as powerful as Firefox
Thanks for all the tips! How do you think Brave stacks up against Firefox? Both in terms of privacy and usability.
Haven’t looked into Brave in a while. Will report back once I have a change to try it again.
Yes, please do report back on Brave, Sun!
welp not anymore!
Hi, do you recommend Firefox over Brave Browser? Thank you :)
Yes if you want low ram consummation and Brave if you have a lot of ram resources, want no ads without downloading a ad blocker (ad blocker extensions makes you use more ram), a fast browser and a browser that can use the Chrome web store.
@@lagboat Even with 10 extensions firefox uses less ram than brave.
I love Firefox, but I don't understand why you can use Chrome or the new edge That's just Google Tracking out and Microsoft tracking in
what search engine do you prefer? DuckDuck Go or Google , I prefer Google, everyone collects your cookies thats part of the scam
@Leif I want to be Elected , Alice Cooper
Excellent, one of the best Videos that I have seen.
All videos should be like this.❤
Firefox isn't the best anything anymore dude. This vid didn't age well
Great video! played @ 1.5x speed and secured my browser @ a blazing fast pace XD
Firefox is a privacy nightmare. The settings you check in the menu to ensure said privacy don't actually do what they're supposed to. Take fingerprinting for example even if you check strict tracking protection on the desktop version go to about:config and look for privacy.resistfingerprint it will be set to false...soooooo......... As of 8/27/20 they have eliminated the about:config for the mobile version which basically eliminates privacy and being non monetized. Other privacy issues such as indicating in the settings you don't want autocomplete/search suggestions as you type is ignored (turn it off and try typing amaz it will auto complete to amazon.com), the push for you to add everything to top sites or home page and to sync your tabs all while burying addons under several layers of menus. And it's ugly. They've turned private browsing to the same purple as TOR to try to mislead users into associating it with TOR, among a whole host of other d!@k moves. Make no mistake they are out to monetize you, your privacy is the last thing on their list.
Feel you... but what better options do we have? Mitigating browser security vulnerabilities requires a huge amount of resources. Btw, Firefox on iOS is essentially WebKit... so I would avoid it for privacy. Actually, I would avoid smartphones in general for privacy. See th-cam.com/video/TAPYn6FC5t8/w-d-xo.html.
What would be the best laptop for privacy thanks
Depends how you define privacy. If you are not a target, a hardened Mac can work. If you need additional privacy/security, I would recommend using Linux/Ubuntu. If you need event more privacy/security, I would recommend a used ThinkPad X1 Carbon (see www.qubes-os.org/hcl/) running Qubes OS. If you need ultimate privacy/security, I would recommend looking into specialized hardware such as Purism.
real privacy is when you use linux instead of osx.
Just made the jump to linux (OpenSUSE). Couldn't be happier.
OSX IS EASIER TO USE
Hey Sun, if I'm using uBlock Origin, would that also be sufficient for tracker protection? And should I also be using Decentraleyes?
Hey, great question... I personally don't use uBlock Origin (I don't block ads). That being said, the project has a great reputation and its JavaScript blocking feature is very powerful when used properly (although very inconvenient). I haven't tried Decentraleyes, but the project is intriguing. Will report back on the privacy guides once I have time to dig into the project.
Firefox is garbage....
Is it advisable to add all google based apps in a separate container as well? As google also tracks other cookies using its apps right?
Also how can one enable such privacy measures on a smartphone ?
This didn't age well
Wait why?
@@liar2k5 th-cam.com/video/BMXrfmRSprM/w-d-xo.html
I'm a little older then most of your viewers. Is it possible for me to try and follow along in the program you are explain? I can't write quick enough to keep up. Thanks for your work.
I #boycottMozilla.
Good to see Sun always opening Facefox on Firebook browser
Firefox sucks
What about AdGuard extension? Would you recommend using it?
Really good, requires little better computer than ublock origin, also blocks bad sites
No thanks, I don't need a browser that crashes every 5 mins.
what about safari, brave and opera browsers? are you going to do any follow-up videos with security in regards to Big Sur Os? Btw in the newer version of Firefox DNS is automatically checked! What about Ublock Origin? I hate ads especially on youtube and other sites
No way, DNS over HTTPS is checked by default? uBlock Origin has a great reputation. Thanks for your feedback. Will keep in mind for future episodes.
@@sunknudsen yeah on version 83 firefox I was doing the setting like in your video and it was already checked
@@sunknudsen please do a follow up we are now in the 100's of Firefox
Personally, I don't bother with deleting history/cookies because it also disconnects me from several websites I use on a regular basis. For example, every time I close my browser and re-open it to check my Gmail account, I have to open my password manager, put in the credentials of said account, go and grab my phone, input the SMS code I just received (2-step verification), and then I can log in. I have to do this through different websites, every time history/cookies are deleted.
I'm used to closing my browser on a regular basis (because sometimes I'm gaming and I want minimal stuff in the background hogging resources) and this can become a veritable pain in the rear to do all the time. So if you're like me, leave these two options alone unless you're in an unsafe location or need to share your device with someone else.
Curious: how does the Containers extension compare to just using the built-in preferences > security > cross-site tracking cookies & social media trackers options? (btw: thanks for your helpful videos!)
Hey Jason, containers are significantly better at compartmentalization. In the context of a given container, all (first and third-party) cookies and data only apply to the container.
I was thinking to make the switch from Chrome to Firefox for a long time.
This video gave me the final push... 2 weeks on Firefox and not missing Chrome at all. Thank you! Keep up the great work
Congrats on switching! Humbled to have helped with the push. This is why I am pouring love into this channel. 😊
How does the Brave browser compare to Firefox on the Security and Privacy front?
Great question... need to have another look at Brave.
Wish you had also done a video on how to import passwords and stuff from chrome and then linked it to this one. Yet, I must say hats off
There are quite many web applications (e.g. twitter) that I login with my google account. Should I put them inside the container that we created for google?
What alternative do you recommend to manage passwords? LastPass?
Bitwarden
07:05 Do Not Track can ironically be used as a datapoint for browser fingerprinting, lowering privacy. Some argue that the fact websites can choose to ignore this header + the fingerprinting datapoint mean DNT is actually more harmful to your privacy than beneficial.
Good point... that being said, I like signalling that I care about privacy... Ironic isn't it? I wish DNT had better adoption.