2026-05-24T22:55:30Z https://yabu.me Waterfox https://yabu.me/npub1gcdlgxzefdrltk5uvxdnrtcppkgp35fvlwmhyjee8wwnajpu6gyq9f4j0h https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/111/108/392/857/665/901/original/6c1a36f11d5962d3.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/111/108/392/857/665/901/original/6c1a36f11d5962d3.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0n93fp7yc7efnun4ynk9htefkqzh032avnjavtl3xhf8su2vczyqzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqsv9lnna Waterfox 6.6.14 for desktop and Waterfox 1.2.4 for Android are now rolling out to all users!<br/><br/>If you’d like to support continued Waterfox development, please consider signing up for Waterfox Private Search.<br/><br/><a href="https://search.waterfox.com">https://search.waterfox.com</a> 2026-06-04T12:10:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszk953uafs48v29musenlcd8wyveuf4r7298vm8vlhgmny4q4np5gzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqsf9ndx5 And so it begins.<br/><br/>Chrome is shipping a Prompt API - giving websites access to the browser&#39;s built-in LLM.<br/><br/>This is the scope creep I wrote about... websites can now pass your page content, inputs and browsing context to an AI baked into the browser itself.<br/><br/><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/iR6R7-nQeHI/m/gb9zDAMqAwAJ?pli=1">https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/iR6R7-nQeHI/m/gb9zDAMqAwAJ?pli=1</a> 2026-04-30T10:18:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9g85x98luh6h580ghx9vdddnngguga9nt9lyf6m0ec642trexn5qzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqsly40mz Happy 15th birthday Waterfox! 🎂<br/><br/><a href="https://www.waterfox.com/blog/15-years-of-forking/">https://www.waterfox.com/blog/15-years-of-forking/</a> 2026-03-27T13:30:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsynl7cfkxm3du6lpuffshnfyy8hl2ngdlss9526revxcjz2fkpe9qzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqszqklmv Waterfox for Android 1.2 has now been submitted to the Play Store for review! A lot of under-the-hood changes that took quite a bit of effort. Separately, APKs are also available from the GitHub release page 👇<br/><a href="https://www.waterfox.com/releases/android/1.2.0/">https://www.waterfox.com/releases/android/1.2.0/</a> 2026-02-19T17:32:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7qez3lx4hj9vutln056jvq49r0pzexsk80tnfdum8nr4yj3050szyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqsjtysyq RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115974050817264132">https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115974050817264132</a><br/><br/>This is why I drew a line in the sand.<br/><br/>The industry wants to turn the browser into a concierge between you and the web, interpreting and filtering your reality. They call it delegation - I call it a loss of agency.<br/><br/>A browser should be a tool you wield, not something that makes decisions for you.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15wh3wyz0j8mlndtx0v28zlgagdynzx27f3hqwkmacy7ca4cmc3hszke9hw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ars Technica</span> (<span class="italic">npub15wh…e9hw</span>)</a></span> maybe worth mentioning us as an alternative ;)<br/>nostr:note1m4dnzd2ylxuqxcxhhsguvg4txf3ln2xl9w3vvkrjhtn8uzpgm0sqd22ezp<br/> 2026-01-28T19:51:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv88t8seyaefdjyvw9mywmwh7alcnlgdqm6d6agqpdfrkvtfr75fgzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqsgg6hhc Waterfox is now verified on Flathub for Linux users, the store listing will be updated pending approval.<br/><br/>Waterfox 6.6.7 will release tomorrow, which includes translation updates, HDR fix for YT videos on Linux and a bug fix for Windows users who are unable to import their profile data from Firefox 2025-12-18T18:06:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswy3kf4rexn7tvgve5zs4t0ya5egahv4tx2n2683vm26r9qv675rqzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqs3yh5yv Some thoughts on Mozilla&#39;s trajectory and Waterfox&#39;s stance on AI in the browser 👇<br/><br/><a href="https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/?v=1">https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/?v=1</a> 2025-12-16T22:08:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0cpsmjrfvcfus5tyzq9vf2ehscytq29622cx9swc736njvfnff4czyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqs0urskt Waterfox for Android 1.1 has been submitted to the Play Store and comes with a complete re-architecture of the app 👇<br/><a href="https://www.waterfox.net/docs/releases/android/1.1.0/">https://www.waterfox.net/docs/releases/android/1.1.0/</a> 2025-07-17T17:04:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs024x7d46wypl99qcnlkatnve0xayups9en94eqw0pq00mx67ax5czyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqsjlfc3w Waterfox 6.5.6 is now available! This update includes important security fixes for JPEG-XL and resolves previous build pipeline issues. Update now to keep your browsing secure.<br/><a href="https://www.waterfox.net/docs/releases/6.5.6/">https://www.waterfox.net/docs/releases/6.5.6/</a> 2025-03-25T16:04:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgwp0y3zvtgetg9j2wqnz86mqsyx2mhnmfawfq2qjhz36k35cpuqgzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqsxamtyt [@european_alternatives](<a href="https://mastodon.social/@european_alternatives">https://mastodon.social/@european_alternatives</a> ) Any chance we could be added under the alternative browsers section? We&#39;ve submitted via your form but have yet to hear back. 2025-03-24T10:29:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw7s73w55tscug8lmynhcrfhaw3jra6le334a694lel7hz0l8dp6gzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqswln4jm <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1duqw4tw88vfgazweenndxa9cezxwtpe9jk0e5k2dezx8z6lf984qcsrazf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Exodus Privacy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1duq…razf</span>)</a></span> We&#39;ve sent you an email about your privacy analysis of Waterfox for Android.<br/><br/>It&#39;s concerning how your report characterises it. While I appreciate efforts to identify potential privacy concerns in apps, your analysis is creating a misleading impression for users.<br/><br/>Your report identifies libraries in our codebase without clarifying their inactive status, which creates a misleading impression for users. 2025-03-03T17:53:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxdcuevy4w62ftk4clnjsyecp83e2dcvdw2uep6ldguf8q6rjffczyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqsmzzpk4 I&#39;ve written a little post in regards to all the hubbub around the last day:<br/><a href="https://www.waterfox.net/blog/a-comment-on-mozilla-changes/">https://www.waterfox.net/blog/a-comment-on-mozilla-changes/</a> 2025-02-28T11:00:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv3dk9psd4ex0w9n4gwlmgdvhwmg0qxw2nmyt9f8et4pync68kjzszyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqsdthhqd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwltmajk5wq58wmcga3thcxu9nay6jl0hyeypzgdd3zfhne9mams9lq0wz'>nevent1q…q0wz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I do note:<br/><br/>&gt; When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox.<br/><br/>That seems incredibly broad, am I misunderstanding where this applies? Surely not just a blanket statement? 2025-02-27T14:01:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2jvwxmqv0ekkr0cyyvwggn3xztszk5rfz6w25hmrc2y277q5mzagzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqs4u9wzc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gchkunv7x37qnelpp6w7jptgma3g7l7ru2tacx9cpsfm0tyhekq7h6ltq'>nevent1q…6ltq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this doesn’t apply to us, we have our own privacy policy. But bear in mind if you use a Mozilla account/sync you still have to know the terms for those services.<br/><br/>Just from a cursory glance it doesn’t seem there’s anything egregious with the terms of use or privacy policy update - is there anything specific that sticks out? Legally companies have to provide a privacy policy; terms of use aren’t necessary but just seems to state what is already the case. 2025-02-27T13:58:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkadrrcqvz7xw8gz0usyqusf6x7n0xjwdlgxsv4vqh2pjcvnh92gzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqsnf9j05 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsphureccyxajwvxz24gvmm4ylp9dhn9ughn5p3k8az4g49krgnrrgjm08c4'>nevent1q…08c4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Waterfox is meant more to strike a balance between having as usable a web, without breaking websites, but getting as much privacy as you can out of that experience. We have some anti-censorship tech (Oblivious DNS) enabled for free as well - but again, it fills a different role than Tor does :-) 2024-07-06T09:47:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphureccyxajwvxz24gvmm4ylp9dhn9ughn5p3k8az4g49krgnrrgzyprphaqct9950aw6n3sekvd0qyxeqxx39namwujt8yae60kg8nfqss5ncl8 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18vyavdh7zuer6pyx4g5d3u6kp7hsw2w66v3je6xdrx2fmt5x6qdq78yeue" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>unruhe</span> (<span class="italic">npub18vy…yeue</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j3pafucar3h2e4heums9957qdmua430hcch87gjlamwun43fsftsszyw06" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Maurizio Carnago</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j3p…yw06</span>)</a></span> Just to chime in here - Tor/Mullvad fill different niches. If you want absolute privacy, of course I would say do whatever you can to use Tor, but don&#39;t expect a web that is easily accessible. I personally don&#39;t see the point of Mullvad Browser, because it is a rebranded Tor, using their VPN instead of Tor. So you end up with a still broken web (due to HTML/JS features turned off to prevent fingerprinting etc.), but put your trust in Mullvad to not spy on your connection 2024-07-06T09:46:25Z