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Suggestions for a second browser (lemmy.ca)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by hellfire103@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I currently use a few browsers on various platforms:

Mullvad on Linux and macOS
Firefox (w. Arkenfox User.js) on FreeBSD
Safari (w. extensions & privacy settings changed) on iOS

However, I am finding the absence of any sort of cookie persistence in Mullvad and Safari to be a little annoying, as just about everything I use has 2FA enabled.

So, I was wondering what you would say a good choice for a second browser would be. I would use this to access a small number of privacy-respecting sites (such as CloudTube and Lemmy), which would involve saving cookies and allowing third-party content (i.e. googlevideo in CloudTube). Ideally, this should be Firefox or WebKit-based, and I would like suggestions for Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and iOS.

On macOS, I have not signed in with an Apple ID, so I can't use the App Store; but I do have Homebrew and pkgsrc(7) installed.

Any ideas?

EDIT: I am NOT moving away from Mullvad. I'm looking for a COMPLEMENTARY browser which I can use for stuff like CloudTube.

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[–] einat2346@lemmy.today 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm confused. Are you deleting everything nonstop on Safari? Because 2fa should be persistent on default.

As for a mullvad alternative, maybe librewolf.

[–] Delusion6903 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm using Librewolf. The problem is that when cookies are deleted some sites will want to text you to "authenticate" your browser again. Your name and password alone are not enough.

It gets old doing this repeatedly. And it pisses me off that they act like they are being so secure by doing this yet they use a text instead of an authenticator app.

[–] cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You can set exceptions per site in LibreWolf. Would that solve your issue?

[–] Delusion6903 2 points 8 months ago

It just might. But my problem might still be that I have my entire history and cookies are deleted as they age past 28 days so anything that I only rarely return to is lost. I might have to check into exceptions.