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		clouddrover on Dec 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Is Firefox team too small to do serious se... Advertising networks are vectors for malware: https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/blog/malvertising https://www.malwarebytes.com/malvertising https://theconversation.com/spyware-can-infect-your-phone-or... Even the FBI recommends ad blockers: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA221221?=8324278624 So if you're concerned about security then you want the browser with the best ad blocker. uBlock Origin works best in Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

mindcrash on Dec 26, 2023 | [–]

Another good choice would be Brave which has a builtin ad blocker which natively supports uBlock Origin style block lists.

AtomicOrbital on Dec 25, 2023 | [–]

yes and it doesn't hurt to be off OSX and Microsoft Windows

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