New Browser needed

[Bixby]

     I currently have Internet Explorer 11.00.9600.18231. Been getting message on Youtube that my browser will not be supported soon.

     Running Win 7 Pro 64bit at this time. Will be updating to Win10 sometime in the future but not just yet.

     Any suggestions on a good browser?  Firefox or something else that will get along well with AH3?

[Spikes]

I'd assume Chrome has the majority of the market share. Firefox is also fine.

[100Coogn]

+1 for FireFox.  Been using it for over 5 years without issues.

Cooogan

[OldNitro]

FireFox +1

Google is NOT your friend!

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Firefox here both in Linux and Windows, with strict tracking and uBlock Origin.

[FLS]

Google and Mozilla have a very close relationship. Also, Google is the default search engine for Firefox.

Brave seems pretty good.

[Bizman]

I prefer Firefox over Chrome since by default FF doesn't run in the background after closing.

[Bixby]

     Thanks for the input all.

     I have installed Firefox and it is working fine. I do have a few more questions.

     Logged into AH3 game and flew awhile. NP. In game I went to task manager  and see that AH seems to use its own browser "ahbrowser.exe*32". Then to AH Bulletin Board, it still uses I.E.11 browser.  So...if I disable IE11 in windows control panel (does not seem to be able to be deleted) will the BB then use Firefox as default browser? I really would like to be rid of Micosoft as much as possible.

     Also...what "phone home" garbage can I remove from Firefox?    Thanks all...<S>.

[jigsaw]

Brave is another browser that's gaining popularity with people who don't like to be tracked to death.

[Bizman]

         Also...what "phone home" garbage can I remove from Firefox?    Thanks all...<S>.

There's not much, the most of it already has asked for confirmation during the first few runs. If you didn't pay notice to that, you can check it in Settings>Security etc.>How Firefox gathers and uses information (translated by me but you'll most likely find them).

Another thing is not to register to Sync and other Firefox online services. And if you further want to improve your privacy, set it to use the Privacy mode all the time and use DuckDuckGo as your default search engine and make FF delete all history and cookies at closing. They're all there quite easily to find.

[Easyscor]

Also in Firefox, once you start tightening up your privacy settings, you'll need to manually make entries to allow cookies for the AH bbs, your bank, online shopping sites etc. Those feature buttons are just above Logins and Passwords. The AH bbs site is a good place to start learning/testing how those work.

Some websites can be a pita and require opening up to ALL tracking, just to review your latest doctor's visit for instance. Personally, that makes those unsecure sites as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Denniss]

For Firefox I recommend the ESR version. Too many feature experiments in the mainline which often require fixes after release.

[Bizman]

Is Firefox ESR Safe?
Firefox ESR is not ideal for most personal users. ESR versions of any software are generally slightly less secure than the release versions. This is because security patches for the ESR version have to be specially developed for these versions, since the ESR may not be functionally the same as the release version.
support.mozilla.org › en-US › questions

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Thanks Bizman, ducktogo is my search engine as well, also I run 1.1.1.1 as DNS server with TLS (encryption)

[Denniss]

ESR is the longterm "stable" version without feature updates, aimed at business customers/larger companies. Do you really believe it's less secure than the experimental standard branch?