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Yes. I removed Firefox and installed the flatpak version because it's a little more secure.
EDIT: it might not actually be more secure, but it doesn't appear to be less secure based on how I read the information in the replies.
This is not true. Also this is shepherding to a false definition of security.
You should probably read the included details if you haven’t and address those points directly. I’d love to know what is wrong about the problems they have described.
Did you think I was referring to your post? Because otherwise I don't understand what you are aiming at.