Destination Linux
Destination Linux
Deviant Airwaves
407: Most Private & Secure Browsers, plus Freedesktop.org in a Funding Crisis
1 hour 19 minutes Posted Feb 17, 2025 at 9:00 pm.
Intro
Community Feedback
Sandfly Security
Battle of the Browsers: Privacy Edition
Firefox: Still Fighting for the Open Web
Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff
Back to Firefox: Is It Still King?
Brave: Privacy or Hype?
HTTPS Everywhere: Still Relevant?
Brave Again: Worth the Hype?
Want No Privacy? Use Chrome!
LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers
Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact
Going Into Overtime
Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right
Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds
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video: https://youtu.be/KA2uY2aES_8
This week we are going to discuss what browser and search engine should Linux users trust? Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. We will also be discussing how a lot of important open source projects just got defunded. So let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!
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Links:
Community Feedback
https://destinationlinux.net/comments
https://destinationlinux.net/forum
Sandfly Security
https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly
Firefox
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff
https://google.com
https://duckduckgo.com
Brave: Privacy or Hype?
https://brave.com/
HTTPS Everywhere
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
Want No Privacy? Use Chrome!
https://www.google.com/chrome/
LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers
https://librewolf.net/
Tor Browser
https://www.torproject.org/download/
Waterfox
https://www.waterfox.net/
FireDragon
https://firedragon.garudalinux.org/
Floorp
https://floorp.app/
Zen Browser
https://zen-browser.app/
Ungoogled Chromium
https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium
Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/issues/655
https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-Support-After-Equinix-Metal-Sunsets.html
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alpine-Linux-Infra-Crisis
https://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
https://irssi.org/
Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds
https://owasp.org/
Support the show
https://tuxdigital.com/membership
https://store.tuxdigital.com/