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LibreWolf FTW! 👍
When I was using Librewolf maybe 4 years ago, it was never up to date with Firefox. I thought it could be a potential security risk, sometimes it took months to incorporate Firefox security updates. Has that improved recently?
I had the same impression at least 4 years ago as well. More privacy maybe but less security definitely.
LibreWolf updates follow Firefox updates pretty soon nowadays is my impression.