---
title: "Why Bother With uBlock Origin Being Blocked In Chrome? Now Is The Best Time To Switch To Firefox"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-bother-with-ublock-origin-being-blocked-in-chrome-now-is-the-best-time-to-switch-to-firefox-68chet1pw
source_url: https://tuta.com/blog/best-private-browsers
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2023-11-27T08:18:18.236Z
updated: 2023-11-27T08:18:16.637Z
tags: ["webdev", "privacy", "browsers", "firefox"]
reading_time: 14
upvotes: 16
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Why Bother With uBlock Origin Being Blocked In Chrome? Now Is The Best Time To Switch To Firefox

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 14 min read · 16 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

The article discusses the importance of privacy while browsing the internet and recommends using Firefox as a privacy-oriented browser. It highlights the advantages of Firefox over mainstream browsers, such as being owned by a non-profit organization, open-source code, and a wide range of privacy-enhancing features. The article also mentions other privacy-oriented browsers like DuckDuckGo, Mullvad Browser, Brave Browser, Puffin Secure Browser, PaleMoon, GNU IceCat, Tor Browser, and Hyphanet. However, it concludes that Firefox is the best choice for general users due to its customizable options, privacy extensions, and commitment to user experience.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://tuta.com/blog/best-private-browsers>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@randy** · 0 upvotes

> I guess you missed the fact that Firefox is going to adopt Google's Manifest V3 for "compatibility" reasons? No browser is safe until all users revolt at Google.

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Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#browsers](https://daily.dev/tags/browsers), [#firefox](https://daily.dev/tags/firefox)

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