The search engine pre-selected is not Google (as on FireFox) but DuckDuckGo, other privacy-focused search engines are pre-installed for selection. However, LibreWolf is pretty swift when it comes to such patches and also addresses that on the website LibreWolf is always built from the latest Firefox stable source, for up-to-date security and features along with stability. Let's be clear, LibreWolf is a Firefox fork, and that usually means security updates are usually a little behind when it comes to the mother project Firefox. User settings updates: gHacks/pyllyukko base is kept up to date.In other words, zero unauthorized or background connections by default. IJWY (I Just Want You To Shut Up): embedded server links and other calling home functions are removed.Extensions firewall: limits internet access for extensions.When you look a little deeper into the docs of LibreWold you learn a few more things. Intrusive integrated addons including updater, crashreporter, and pocket are removed too. This is achieved through hundreds of privacy/security/performance settings and patches. LibreWolf is designed to minimize data collection and telemetry as much as possible. LibreWolf is indeed more private than Firefox as it removes all the telemetry Firefox has pre-configured.
A fork of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom. It is my personal daily drive browser for a while now and so I believe it could be a great companion for you as well. Today we're looking into LibreWolf which is a hardened, fully open-source fork off Firefox. So let's dig a little deeper into browsers and see what you can do to find a great one.
FIREFOX VS LIBREWOLF WINDOWS
And don't get me started on Windows 11 which appears to be Orwell's final nail in the coffin of most peoples privacy. But let's be honest, the browser is the tool we all do most with and sadly most people use Chrome, which makes the entire concept of privacy go out the "Windows".īut let's also be frank here.when you use Windows, you probably "have nothing (left)" to hide anyway. Over a year ago, we put out a Privacy Cookbook section entitled Beyond Firefox.