Most Private & Secure Browsers, plus Freedesktop.org in a Funding Crisis @DestinationLinux
Most Private & Secure Browsers, plus Freedesktop.org in a Funding Crisis  @DestinationLinux
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SHOW NOTES ►► destinationlinux.net/407

Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:11 Community Feedback
00:09:00 Sandfly Security
00:11:36 Battle of the Browsers: Privacy Edition
00:14:03 Firefox: Still Fighting for the Open Web
00:14:40 Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff
00:17:21 Back to Firefox: Is It Still King?
00:18:39 Brave: Privacy or Hype?
00:19:48 HTTPS Everywhere: Still Relevant?
00:24:03 Brave Again: Worth the Hype?
00:29:14 Want No Privacy? Use Chrome!
00:30:11 LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers
00:39:47 Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact
01:06:25 Going Into Overtime
01:07:28 Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right
01:09:53 Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds
01:13:08 Support the Show


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Links:
- Community Feedback
- destinationlinux.net/comments
- destinationlinux.net/forum
- Sandfly Security
- destinationlinux.net/sandfly
- Firefox
- mozilla.org/en-US/firefox
- Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff
- google.com
- duckduckgo.com
- Brave: Privacy or Hype?
- brave.com
- HTTPS Everywhere
- eff.org/https-everywhere
- Want No Privacy? Use Chrome!
- google.com/chrome
- LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers
- librewolf.net
- Tor Browser
- torproject.org/download
- Waterfox
- waterfox.net
- FireDragon
- firedragon.garudalinux.org
- Floorp
- https://floorp.app/
- Zen Browser
- https://zen-browser.app/
- Ungoogled Chromium
- github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium
- Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/issues/655
- alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-Support-After-Equinix-Metal-Sunsets.html
- phoronix.com/news/Alpine-Linux-Infra-Crisis
- arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/popular-linux-orgs-freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-are-scrambling-for-new-web-hosting
- Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right
- irssi.org
- Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds
- owasp.org
- Support the show
- tuxdigital.com/membership
- store.tuxdigital.com

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