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Mull (Firefox Fork) doesn't load Google.com. Switching useragent to Chrome "solves the issue" (streamable.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Today, I noticed that Google wasn't loading on Mull (Firefox Fork). Switching useragent with the extension Chameleon makes the page load again.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think the average Firefox user won't be using anything Google (other than YouTube, but even then it'll probably be through alternative frontends).

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Google is literally the default firefox search engine.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I think the average Firefox user is smart enough to change the search engine... And disable Mozilla's telemetry... And just not use stock Firefox...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

That is wildly optimistic

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why would I disable Mozilla's telemetry though?

[–] possiblylinux127 -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Because it is a privacy issue. Turning it off won't turn off all telemetry though. You need to get into the weeds or use librewolf.

Also make sure you turn off "experiments", enable scrict mode, I stall ublock origin, and change the search engine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

How is it a privacy issue? Reading their information page on telemetry data, they don't collect personal data except for temporary collection of the IP address, which gets deleted every 14 days. Do they collect more than they claim?

[–] possiblylinux127 0 points 10 months ago

There information page will just tell you what you want to here. Look at Firefoxs network access and you should see it still try to reach out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

All of the people I convinced to make the switch would agree with you

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

While your statement is true, I install Firefox on any computer I support (family & friends) because I understand it better, can talk them through stuff on the phone and so I can install an ad blocker and not.have to deal with all of that. So now I need to explain to family and friends that Google is to blame, but they don't care and ask me to install "the normal browser". Ugh.

Also, I now have to deal with the Google-heads at work using this as an example of how chrome is the superior browser. Double ugh.