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fx-private-relay
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Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy
That isn't alarmist, but almost all privacy features in Brave are already in Firefox as well. Looking at this page:
- Chromium customizations: Not necessary in Firefox
- Client-side encryption for Brave Sync: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-sync-keeps-...
- DeAMPing: I think AMP has been dead for a few years now
- Limiting network server calls: I think this is a bit tangential to privacy, limiting calls is generally good but it doesn't mean you're transmitting less information. Brave's post comparing different browsers' first startup network calls is from 2019, not sure how Firefox performs today.
- Query parameter filtering: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/components/a...
- Better partitioning for better privacy: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Privacy/State_P...
- Referrer policy improvements: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/03/22/firefox-87-trim...
- Fine grained / temporary permissions API: This is nice, I don't think Firefox has this.
- Social media blocking: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-prote...
- Bounce tracking protections: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2020/08/04/firefox-79-incl...
- Limiting the life of Javascript: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-rolls-o.... Not explicitly mentioned but I believe Firefox does have this 7 day limit as well, in addition to other protections.
- Private windows with Tor: Firefox doesn't have built-in Tor integration, but the actual Tor Browser is built from Firefox.
I think Firefox also has one or two features that Brave does not, like Multi-Account Containers, and some paid services like https://relay.firefox.com/.
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Mozilla Monitor Plus: automatically remove your personal info from data brokers
> In a sense, it sounds like the advice of the services is less subscribing to them than trying not to have a few e-mails that map to your personal identity.
Firefox Relay is a great way to do that :) https://relay.firefox.com
Integrating that with Monitor is pretty high on at least my personal wish list.
- É seguro colocar meu email na deep web?
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Django 5.0 Is Released
In case you're interested, Firefox Relay uses that stack and is open source: https://github.com/mozilla/fx-private-relay/
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Ask HN: How can we help Firefox not to dissapear?
> In what ways has mozilla meaningfully dared to try and expand their revenue streams?
I think that Mozilla VPN is pretty nice. It's based on Mullvad VPN, so they seem to know their audience (given that Mullvad has a pretty okay reputation among many tech savvy or privacy conscious folks, a lot of which probably use something like Firefox as well): https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/
I guess there's also Firefox Relay, for those who might benefit from something like that: https://relay.firefox.com/
Not many other products to give them money for come to mind, though.
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Ask HN: Streaming Player Replacement for Roku?
I've been dragging around a similar concern. My solution might be to use Mozilla's Relay for the email and Privacy.com for the credit card.
https://relay.firefox.com/
https://privacy.com/
That won't stop the data collection but it should mitigate how useful it is. Maybe?
- How would you differentiate against others with more money?
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I stay reasonably anonymous online
Firefox Relay offers "randomized" phone numbers along with its emails: https://relay.firefox.com
- Firefox Relay – secure random email and phone number masks
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Decky Loader Cloud Saves
It has access to your entire account. I created a new microsoft account via https://relay.firefox.com/
mozilla-vpn-client
- What is a proper way to support Firefox?
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Mozilla VPN: CVE-2023-4104: vpndaemon wrongly implements Polkit authentication
The summary seems to ignore upstream.
They did infact
removed polkit : https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/70...
refactor auth using D-Bus: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/71...
These are why author's PR was dropped.
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Compiling Mozilla VPN (Tumbleweed)
git clone https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client.git cd mozilla-vpn-client git submodule update --init
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Enabling IPv6 support for IPv4 only apps on Linux
RTNETLINK answers: Network is unreachable
So I intentionally decided not to have IPv4 connectivity system wide to catch apps with issues in IPv6 only environment and then carefully evaluate issues and report them to authors: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/... https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/4121
Dual stack setups tend to hide IPv6 implementation issues and may create illusion that app is IPv6 compatible but in reality it's not.
Clearly my setup is too hostile for home users but as developer I enjoy it a lot.
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I almost always ignore the pop-ups from browsers, but that one time I clicked, it tells me to... "Join the Waitlist?" They seem to go hard on talking about their VPN, why can't I "just download it"? What's the problem? Why Waitlist? Is this scam?
Mozilla VPN is still in "beta testing" mode, and while everyone works out issues with clients, subscriptions, and all the other fun, it's better to limit the scope of a test. Mozilla VPN will roll out into more countries over time, and if yo want to know when, there's a "join the waitlist"-button on https://vpn.mozilla.org/.
- Most websites dont load on ubuntu
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is mozillavpn cli friendly?
A CLI is available - never used it in a headless environment yet. Hope that helps :) https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/blob/main/docs/Command-line-interface.md
- Mozilla bundles its VPN and email relay services for $7 per month
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Firefox Private Network (only $2.99 a month)
No. The Firefox Private Network browser extension offers set and forget network protection while you shop, bank, and browse in Firefox. It’s lightweight and simple. A VPN is a more robust software application that allows location switching. It’s a separate app you install to secure everything on your device that connects to the internet, including all browsers, social media apps, and banking apps. Learn more if you’re interested in our VPN.
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Firefox and fingerprinting
Having said that, people can only track you if you make connections to their domains. If you don't even want the owner of a site you visit directly to know you visit it, use Mozilla VPN (if available in your country) or a slower free alternative like Tor or VPN Gate.
What are some alternatives?
AnonAddy - Anonymous email forwarding
multi-account-containers - Firefox Multi-Account Containers lets you keep parts of your online life separated into color-coded tabs that preserve your privacy. Cookies are separated by container, allowing you to use the web with multiple identities or accounts simultaneously.
SimpleLogin - The SimpleLogin back-end and web app
network-manager-wireguard - NetworkManager VPN Plugin: Wireguard
app - Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.
ungoogled-chromium - Google Chromium, sans integration with Google
Firefox Send
dns-adblock - Ad, tracker, adult content and gambling blocking for our DNS blocking service [Moved to: https://github.com/mullvad/dns-blocklists]
Simple-Login-iOS - iOS client for SimpleLogin
openvpn3-linux - OpenVPN 3 Linux client
app - Repository to host app releases, issues, and feature requests for Paperback
Fenix - ⚠️ Fenix (Firefox for Android) moved to a new repository. It is now developed and maintained as part of: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android