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You may have heard that #mozilla introduced an #AI kill switch into #Firefox.

If you would rather use a browser that is less interested in #LLM technologies, @Waterfox has been your companion for over a decade.

I had a chance to ask the founder and developer some questions about Waterfox's history, operations, and their take on AI.

Enjoy and and share!

https://www.quippd.com/writing/2026/02/02/fifteen-years-of-waterfox-alex-kontos-on-independence-ai-and-the-future-of-browsers.html

#browser #tech #opensource #interview #internet

Youssuff Quips

Fifteen Years of Waterfox: Alex Kontos on Independence, AI, and the Future of Browsers

TL;DR: As Mozilla moves to make Firefox an AI browser, people are looking at other options. Some people are rediscovering Waterfox, a browser that has been around for a decade from independent developer BrowserWorks. In this post, I interview the founder of Waterfox - Alex Kontos, and we discuss Waterfox’s history and look towards its future. We also talk about how Waterfox thinks about AI in the browser.

yoasif

@yoasif@mastodon.social · 13 hours ago

You may have heard that #mozilla introduced an #AI kill switch into #Firefox.

If you would rather use a browser that is less interested in #LLM technologies, @Waterfox has been your companion for over a decade.

I had a chance to ask the founder and developer some questions about Waterfox's history, operations, and their take on AI.

Enjoy and and share!

https://www.quippd.com/writing/2026/02/02/fifteen-years-of-waterfox-alex-kontos-on-independence-ai-and-the-future-of-browsers.html

#browser #tech #opensource #interview #internet

Youssuff Quips

Fifteen Years of Waterfox: Alex Kontos on Independence, AI, and the Future of Browsers

AI Channel boosted

sayzard

@sayzard@mastodon.sayzard.org · yesterday

Engadget (@engadget)

Firefox가 브라우저 내 모든 생성형 AI 기능을 완전히 차단할 수 있는 옵션을 곧 제공할 예정이라는 소식입니다. 사용자는 생성형 AI 관련 기능을 개별적으로가 아닌 전역으로 비활성화해 프라이버시와 제어권을 강화할 수 있으며, 브라우저 수준에서 AI 기능 관리가 가능해진다는 점에서 개발자·일반 사용자 모두에게 의미가 큽니다.

https://x.com/engadget/status/2018423168713568495

#firefox #generativeai #privacy #browser

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sayzard

@sayzard@mastodon.sayzard.org · yesterday

Engadget (@engadget)

https://x.com/engadget/status/2018423168713568495

#firefox #generativeai #privacy #browser

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Privacy and Surveillance boosted

knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

Tails 7.4.1 emergency release patches critical OpenSSL vulnerabilities in Tor's encryption 🔒
Malicious relays could potentially deanonymize users; no known exploits so far ⚠️
Updates Tor to 0.4.8.22 and Thunderbird—essential upgrade for anonymity seekers 🛡️

@tails
@torproject

🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_4_1/

#TechNews #Privacy #Tails #Tor #OpenSource #Security #Cybersecurity #Encryption #Anonymity #DigitalRights #Linux #FOSS #UserFreedom #Mozilla #Firefox #Browser #Thunderbird

New Release: Tails 7.4.1 | Tor Project

This release is an emergency release to fix critical security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, a network encryption library used by Tor.

knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

@tails
@torproject

🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_4_1/

#TechNews #Privacy #Tails #Tor #OpenSource #Security #Cybersecurity #Encryption #Anonymity #DigitalRights #Linux #FOSS #UserFreedom #Mozilla #Firefox #Browser #Thunderbird

New Release: Tails 7.4.1 | Tor Project

This release is an emergency release to fix critical security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, a network encryption library used by Tor.

Privacy and Surveillance boosted

knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

Tor Browser 15.0.5 released to fix Vietnamese text vandalism from malicious contributor 🛡️
No security impact, but prompts review of translation safeguards to protect open contributions 🔒
Updates Tor to 0.4.8.22, NoScript, and OpenSSL for better privacy and stability 💻

@torproject

🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1505/

#TechNews #Privacy #Tor #OpenSource #Security #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Encryption #UserFreedom #Anonymity #FOSS #InternetFreedom #Browser #Mozilla #Firefox #Brave