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The question of browsers (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So, I have always just used one browser, Firefox, with javascript and cookies turned off and whitelisted sites that I needed to use that required javascript or cookies or both to actually work.

My threat model isn't the tightest and could best be described as "I don't see why they should have my data if I am blocking the ads they use it to try to deliver to me". This browser setup coupled with tracking blocking at the DNS level has made me feel comfortable that while some of my data is being collected I am stopping most of the collection.

With the advance of fingerprinting and the recent change of a certain browser's terms of use it is probably time to review this setup.

I believe that it is usually advisable to use two different browsers. One where you are identifying yourself by logging in and one where you are just browsing. As logging into sites usually involves javascript and cookies I was going to use Librewolf with javascript and cookies turned off for general browsing and Mullvad browser as it comes for sites that require javascript and cookies.

I feel as though I have read a thousand discussions on this subject over the years so I apologise. Does anyone have any suggestions for a more private setup browser-wise? Tracking blocking at DNS level will continue and I'm on debian-based linux.

Thanks for any help in advance.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've found XnView to be a good IrfanView replacement. (Granted it's not QUITE as good; same as how there isn't anything quite as good as Notepad++)

As for Lynx on Windows, looks like it's available through Scoop! https://bjansen.github.io/scoop-apps/main/lynx/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Out of curiosity, what can N++ do that VSCodium can't? That's what I've been using and it's been mostly fantastic.

Wow, thanks for sharing Scoop; I had no idea of this software, and dang, that is one huge games bucket... I'm gonna have to crawl through this sometime. I'll check out XnView as well! I think I knew of that one earlier, but never actually looked into it and then forgot...

Update: Unfortunately, XnView can't do anything like the interior cropping that I'm hoping to do. There is a "Suggestions" subforum in their forum, but I can't even register; despite disabling uBlock Origin, I get met with the nonsensical error The solution you provided was incorrect as I see no CAPTCHA test, so I'm unable to pitch this as a suggestion. Alas...

Haha, thanks to you, I discovered that graphical ADOM is free (I thought it was paid). And MegaGlest is an unexpectedly awesome RTS!