I just saw a reference to the new LibreWolf project. It’s a fork of the Firefox browser that focuses on privacy and security. Among other things, they’ve eliminated all telemetry and data gathering and the annoyances that go with it. They also hardened the browser to support maximum privacy and provide protection against tracking and fingerprinting. They’ve even built in uBlock Origin to eliminate unwanted content.
It’s an interesting project and may appeal to those who were put off Firefox by the Brendan Eich controversy. The code is still mostly Firefox’s, of course, but the LibreWolf project is not affiliated with Mozilla. Perhaps the project will even breathe new life into the Firefox browser technology. The current situation with the browser market dominated by Chrome is far from ideal from a privacy standpoint.
Of course, all the heavy lifting is being done by Mozilla so LibreWolf can not be viewed as “Firefox killer”. It’s more of an alternate version of Firefox with features that may appeal to those looking for enhanced privacy and security.
I hope the project succeeds. I’m always in favor of products that don’t hoover up our information and we can certainly use a little more diversity and choice in the browser market.