For sure. Chromium, Gecko, WebKit, Trident, Presto… I also remember people then telling users to ditch other browsers… and the same people who said it 10-15 years ago are now the same people who are worried about the duopoly (WebKit and Blink) and lack of Gecko and browser/rendering engine innovation(s).

I know it’s a big issue for many given the bad news and crap Google does, but Mozilla is actively taking away features from Gecko whereas Vivaldi, Microsoft, Google and Samsung are improving chromium. I find it hard to make Firefox behave how I want it to when browsers like Vivaldi or even Edge make it easy.

I know a common sentiment I hear (at least on Reddit) is “Why didn’t so and so’s browser use Gecko?” but when a company or person does, a lot of /r/Firefox and /r/Linux users will get upset that they are forking Firefox instead of adding to Firefox/Gecko.

Right, however, a basic tablet UI which Firefox previously had and many browsers have shouldn’t be hard for Mozilla to implement on Android.

Android has scaling so a tablet UI should look normal on most devices.

Which is odd considering it’s been a “first class citizen” on iPadOS by supporting features: https://www.lowyat.net/2019/181498/the-new-firefox-for-ipad-now-supports-split-screen-tab-tiles-keyboard-shortcuts-and-more/

Vivaldi is great though, I hope you’ve enjoyed it thus far!

I wish Mozilla listened to its users like it used to.

Vivaldi has been great on Android, desktop and iOS/iPadOS and even keeps the customization built in that Firefox used to have.

Fuck that person. I can only imagine the anxiety the dog felt.

My point is your current original comment is fundamentally flawed.

You add to that flawed example with “You don’t go logging in to other e-mail providers because that is where the people creating the content are.” because not only did it deviated from your original point in the original comment, it has nothing to do with what you’re talking about, nor what is *in your original point. To add to that, email, while federated, is not meant to be accessible to people outside the intended recipient.

Your whole original comment was, “Stop thinking Reddit and start thinking email. You don’t log in to Hotmail with your Gmail address to read mail sent to you from Hotmail.” in which I debunked that claim.

Considering Microsoft allows you to set your Microsoft Account address to anything other than or including Hotmail, I would say that is a bad example.

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I wonder how many times we’ll see a repeat of these mistakes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14751358

Your experience isn’t wrong, it is more likely to happen, however, if you prioritize portability, SD Cards and USBs are great for that and inconspicuous if you go somewhere public or need to share something with someone at school without drawing too much attention.

This is why I have a USB Hub and MicroSD cards for drives that aren’t OS related.

I have

• 256GB Mac
• 256GB “Work In Progress” microSD Card (torrents, files I am working on, encoding, etc.)
• 2 1TB MicroSD Cards for DRM Purchases (iTunes and Apple TV) + Non DRM content (content I ripped and encoded to convert to digital and podcasts, audio, video, etc.)

I just really like the portability of SD Cards and USB sticks.

Your not wrong, however, most of the time when these events happen it’s meant for something more insidious than lemon party.

The way the hack was utilized is honest very creative and interesting; either way, if all big communities could crowdsource money for security audits, I believe that it could help prevent something like this in the future.

Edit for clarification: I am NOT talking about how the exploit itself was created or achieved, I am talking about the act of having the power they did and just doing shock crap.

ITT: OP doesn’t understand internal browsers or how the DuckDuckGo Tracking Protection feature works.

That article is pure FUD. No new discoveries and is made to garner clicks.

This is applicable to every community based service. Twitter, Facebook, Discord, Forums, etc.

Like every other service, don’t post personal information about yourself online, and you won’t be doxxed.

Started using Piped/Invid or DDG Duck Player instead of YouTube’s website. I find that I dont waste a bunch of time looking for crappy content.

Likewise, I redirect Reddit and Twitter links to libreddit and nitter anytime I click a search result, link or otherwise tweet or post that was sent to me.

I’ve disabled history (when possible)on services to both protect my privacy from prying eyes and in general, I prefer this. If I bought ibuprofen from Amazon, I don’t need them to continue to push and have my Amazon homepage be a Johnson and Johnson ad.

Likewise with the last comment I posted, using user scripts or Adblock lists that hide usernames or addresses on specific websites; very useful when sharing your screen with someone.

Lastly, seeing what I shared via Google Drive, Photos and my account in general and removing. Some shared links from when I was in jr. high existed and still worked…

Gen Z Tech enthusiast here; I hope more Zoomers join.

The fact that a majority of even the older Gen Z (like me) have been reported to not understand file systems or general tech and internet knowledge is scary.

Ah, you got me! Make sure to watch the new barbie movie, everyone, we had so much fun!

Can you tell Ryan Gosling to join Lemmy too?

I concur with this.

Don’t use your real name or anything tied back to your identity online if you don’t want to compromise your identity.

I say this as someone who is pro privacy and takes many steps to avoid leaking data. The way lemmy does this, like others said, and the Fediverse does in general, is good as it helps prevent astroturf and makes the project(s) as a whole more trustworthy as you can see, in real time, what “campaigns” are being made.