Ask HN: Firefox vs. Chrome security
Google has (always) gathered information about Chrome -- and Chromium -- users <i>by default</i>, including every keystroke typed into the &quot;omnibox&quot;. Not easy to disable, either.<p>This seems to be a recent Firefox policy change: all editions of Firefox is now collecting data, such as telemetry, information gathering, usage data. (URL&#x27;s? Form data?) This is all <i>opt-out</i> instead of opt-in now, and you&#x27;re asked only after installation. You have to pro-actively disable it.<p>(Formerly, telemetry gathering was only gathered by default on nightlies and dev tracks; this telemetry <i>does</i> cover usage.. i.e., this seems to include what URL&#x27;s you&#x27;re browsing; this could be a security risk for apps like Dropbox and OneDrive.)<p>To be fair, it&#x27;s easier to opt-out in Firefox than it is in Chrome, and Firefox is also more up-front about it after initial setup&#x2F;installation; still, given that Firefox held itself out as the privacy-oriented browser, this is a significant change.<p>(Which leads to a new question.. what&#x27;s the new best privacy browser? probably Brave? or, perhaps, Opera?)<p>EDIT: citation, thanks to cJ0th:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mozilla.org&#x2F;en-US&#x2F;privacy&#x2F;firefox&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mozilla.org&#x2F;en-US&#x2F;privacy&#x2F;firefox&#x2F;</a>