Seth of the Fediverse 🕎
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Not Every Browser is Built on Chrome: Explore These Firefox-based Options
Think all popular browsers out there are Chromium based? Take a look at this Firefox-based options.
— by @itsfoss
🦊 https://itsfoss.com/firefox-based-browsers/
#web #browser #firefox #librewolf #tor #waterfox #webbrowsers #nochrome #chrome #nochrome #alternative
Tim Chambers
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Big Tech is getting more and more involved in politics. During the last US election, Crypto bros spent more than $100 million on the election, which got some of them out of jail. Now Big Tech is active again, this time with focus on AI, as reported in this Washington Post article.
It is time to take a stand against companies that behave this way.
#politics #AI #elections #technology #crypto #Browser #Linux
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/19/tech-super-pacs-midterms-ai/
Vibium – Browser automation for AI and humans, by Selenium's creator
https://github.com/VibiumDev/vibium
#HackerNews #Vibium #Browser #Automation #Selenium #AI #Humans #Automation #Tools
Beardy Star Stuff 🏴🌹🇵🇸
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What's the #web #browser outlook for 2026?
Amongst those that care about the quality and #privacy of web browsers, Mozilla's #Firefox has long served as the source for an ecosystem of other downstream browsers. But with each year it seems that the long-term reliability of this source has grown less certain. From dependency on #Google for funding to muddied messaging from Mozilla's management on user...
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🤖 AI browsers are NOT safe!
There is a thing called "prompt injection" and it works.¹
Funnily the thing that most see as a major issue with AI, the
crawling of the #web and one-way use of it's content, is exactly what makes their AI browsers unsafe.
If you place malicious #code in that very content, the AI scans it & then runs it² on your OS 🤯
This issue has been known to the #tech corps for years³, but they released their #AI browsers nonetheless 🤑
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/115446644659078400
🤖 #OpenAI just officially admitted that they will never be able to make their #AI Browsers truly safe!
Of course they won't let themselves be stopped from selling their #product by such a minor detail ;)
"We expect adversaries to keep adapting. Prompt injection, much like scams and social engineering on the web, is unlikely to ever be fully “solved”..."
https://openai.com/index/hardening-atlas-against-prompt-injection/
#chatgpt #atlas #it #news #internet #browser #artificialintelligence #ki #promptinjection #tech #technology #software
Finally I drew this #comic about #Mozilla #Firefox market share. For me it's not even (only) about AI mess but whole trend I see, with company ignoring user base and focusing on wrong things.
I once wrote here, or on previous profile, that every time Mozilla-related hashtags are popular, I am rather afraid what they broke, not excited about new updates or features.
Meanwhile in my main private machine Firefox is so memory-devouring I have to turn it on only when I need, do my thing and quickly turn off. This is almost 5 years now, with some experiments in config, removing unnecessary extensions and reinstallation. I don't have more ideas how to fix it other than browser change 
What's the #web #browser outlook for 2026?
Amongst those that care about the quality and #privacy of web browsers, Mozilla's #Firefox has long served as the source for an ecosystem of other downstream browsers. But with each year it seems that the long-term reliability of this source has grown less certain. From dependency on #Google for funding to muddied messaging from Mozilla's management on user...
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Big Tech is getting more and more involved in politics. During the last US election, Crypto bros spent more than $100 million on the election, which got some of them out of jail. Now Big Tech is active again, this time with focus on AI, as reported in this Washington Post article.
It is time to take a stand against companies that behave this way.
#politics #AI #elections #technology #crypto #Browser #Linux
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/19/tech-super-pacs-midterms-ai/
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"Firefox-Strategie: Mit KI und neuer Führung zurück zum Wachstum"
Mozilla verfehlt die eigene Zielgruppe. Die will keine KI-Spielereien und kein weiteres Gedöhns, sondern einen verlässlichen, datenschutzfreundlichen Browser, der Nutzer respektiert und nicht ausspioniert.
https://www.heise.de/news/Mozilla-ordnet-Firefox-Fuehrung-neu-und-setzt-auf-KI-11116376.html
The focus for us at @Vivaldi has always been to do what our users want us to do. So we have spent time on things like:
- Work spaces and tab stacks
- Tab tiling
- Mouse gestures
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Tracker and ad blocker
- Panels and Web panels
- Cross platform, encrypted sync function
- Advanced bookmarking function with speed dials
- Customizable dashboard
- Massive customization options in general.
- Notes functionality
We have also added stuff like this in our desktop browser
- Mail client
. Calendar
- Feed reader
- Proton VPN integration
Not everyone uses everything we make, but that is also the point. The fact that we listen to special requests is IMHO a feature and not a bug. We value power users as well.
On the other hand, we have stayed away from certain things. Things like:
- Blockchain / Crypto currencies
- AI
You can find us on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android and iOS. You can even find us in many cars running Android Automotive.
We are not the largest browser company in the world, but we are dedicated and we are growing. More and more are giving us a try. Have you?
#Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #ios #Browser #Vivaldi #AI #Technology #Computing
Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)
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pirategoddess 🏳️🌈
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Why is Big Tech so afraid of AI regulation?
Big Tech continues to push for no AI regulation and it is having an impact. They want us to forget the damage done by the lack of regulation of user profiling. Instead they argue that regulating user profiling and AI would be a disaster. Clearly they are having some success with this strategy.
Hopefully regulators will fight back, but in the meantime, you have a choice when it comes to OS and browsers. Choose the one that does not force AI on you.
#AI #politics #technology #browser #vivaldi #windows #macos #linux
Dane 🇮🇪🏴☠️🖖⚛️☮️☸️🕉️
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PSA: Our roadmap for 2026:
Lambert Heller
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Top 10 Browser Fingerprint Test Tools in 2025
A browser fingerprint is the unique set of data your browser and device reveal #online, such as system info, fonts, screen size, and #IPaddress. Detecting your #browser fingerprint matters because it helps protect #privacy, maintain #anonymity, and manage multiple #account's securely. In this article, there review the top 10 browser #fingerprint test tools in 2025, comparing their features and use cases.
https://blog.browserscan.net/docs/top-10-browser-fingerprint-test-tools