decibel
Posted Wed Feb 26, 2025 1:41 pm...
LibreWolf is a privacy-focused fork of Firefox. Its primary benefits include:
Tracking Protection
Strict default settings protecting against trackers, ads and scripts
uBlock Origin included by default
Fingerprinting resistance, including protection against canvas, font, and WebGL fingerprinting.
Encrypted SNI:preventing your Internet Service Provider (ISP) from seeing which websites you visit.
Privacy
No telemetry or data collection
Privacy-focused search engine, DuckDuckGo enabled by default, although you can change it to Kagi or the engine of your choice:
Cookie AutoDelete to automatically purge tracking cookies after each browsing session
HTTPS-Only Mode on by default
Security
Blocks known malware sites through disconnect.me's list of over 5000 tracking and malicious domains
WebRTC disabled by default to prevent IP address leakage
Strict default settings for website permissions for your location, camera, and microphone
Open Source
Open Source
Ethical community members
Removes sponsored content, distracting elements on the home page, and search suggestions
Wide range of customization options
The most important element in your security setup is you. No amount of consumer technology can protect you as much as limiting what you share online. Making use of encryption technology to share highly sensitive data can be a necessary step if you are engaged in conduct that hostile actors could intercept.
The recommended way to install Librewolf is using Homebrew. You can download a DMG, but you will lose access to automatic updates
brew install --cask librewolf