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> Also, it is improving all the time - it’s just that for some reason the few missteps are way overpronounced.

I don't understand why Firefox gets this benefit of doubt and other browsers (e.g. Brave) do not.

Which are both completely optional and opt-in.

I think the reasoning behind keeping those cancelled accounts for such a long time is to keep the account's watchlist and/or recently played items - I'm not sure about the latter, though.

Either way, I agree with you that this is not right.

Well, full support for add-ons is coming to Firefox Nightly for Android soon(ish), at least.

WebKit, I suppose.

What keeps you from using Firefox, if you don't mind my asking?

> It is slightly slower, and more cumbersome than other alternatives

Except that Firefox Preview in my experience is not. It's even quicker than Chrome or Bromite on my FP3.

No, they don't just do that. They block certain wavelengths of light so the wearers eyes cannot be filmed.

Have you tried one of the more recent versions? Power consumption should have been reduced by using the CoreAnimation framework on macOS.

Do you have a source on that?

From gdpr.eu:

"The more serious infringements go against the very principles of the right to privacy and the right to be forgotten that are at the heart of the GDPR. These types of infringements could result in a fine of up to €20 million, or 4% of the firm’s worldwide annual revenue from the preceding financial year, whichever amount is higher."

For Google that would be 4% of its worldwide annual revenue, I'd assume. Taking into account that it's not one infringement but multiple that could mean a pretty hefty fine.

Absolutely, I didn't necessarily want to disagree with you and was just asking.

> Sticking with Firefox as an open competition to the browser monopoly is critical now more than ever before.

I think this fact cannot be emphasized enough. Or we'll have the 90s monopolized web again: "Optimized for Chrome" - not that there'd be a lack of websites already doing that as of now.

This might be a stupid question, but have you asked them through their support or social media channels yet?

Doesn't uBlock Origin in Firefox do the same by intercepting network requests? I really don't know...

According to the Chrome privacy policy the synced data is inaccessible to Google if it is encrypted with a passphrase, even though this encryption seems to be weak: https://palant.de/2018/03/13/can-chrome-sync-or-firefox-sync...

Yeah, well, but what keeps them from silently changing that, seeing that users are already logged in? The UI for the sync preferences is sketchy at best as it is right now and you're basically just one misclick away from handing all your browsing data over to Google.