| Software | Firefox |
| Type | Browser |
| Tag | Utility |
| Platform | Android, Windows, Linux, Steam Deck |
| Privacy Rating | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| License Model | Free – Open Source |
| Links | Mozilla.org Flathub Google Play |
Privacy Pros: Great entry point to the privacy world. Telemetry is anonymized and browser can be hardened via about:config tweaks and settings changes.
Privacy Cons: Reports telemitry and usage data to Mozilla. Does not combat fingerprinting. Repeated attempts to introduce advertizing to the browser. Auto-plays DRM content.
Privacy Tip: Use DuckDuckGo, SearX, or Startpage as a default search engine. Open links by default in private tabs. Enable https-Only Mode to force TLS encryption for all websites. Use NoScript, Ublock Origin, and Privacy Badger addons for extra security. Delete browsing data frequently or only use private browsing. Disable cookies and add exceptions for important websites.
Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. It uses the Gecko rendering engine to display web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. Firefox is available for Windows 10 or later versions of Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its unofficial ports are available for various Unix and Unix-like operating systems, including FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and other operating systems, such as ReactOS. Firefox is also available for Android and iOS. However, as with all other iOS web browsers, the iOS version uses the WebKit layout engine instead of Gecko due to platform requirements. An optimized version is also available on the Amazon Fire TV as one of the two main browsers available with Amazon’s Silk Browser.