I currently use Firefox and DuckDuckGo, but I’m thinking about getting a new browser and search engine. Are there any good recommendations. Privacy-focused is non-negotiable, and i would like it to be open source.

I have heard of Ecosia. How exactly do they work? If they truly do help the environment, like they claim, I may look into that. Is there any evidence? Looking into their privacy policy, it doesn’t seem too optimal.

  • FLP22012005@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    While the actual rendering engine is important, I don’t think that is the component that collects and sells your data.

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      14 hours ago

      Fair point. I naively assumed that a) people turn this off in the settings, and b) the big browsers respect the settings. Trying to use a web browser without getting fucked over is exhausting. It’s fine if you just want to scroll Lemmy, but once you need to book flights or log in to some bullshit from your school or work it’s hard to use anything that isn’t corporate-blessed.