vs Comparison

Lycos vs Firefox

Who’s behind each, what their homepages track, what they cost and how often their policies changed, measured the same way for both. By what they offer, they’re very close.

Lycos

Lycos is a web portal offering private web search that does not build a user profile, plus aggregated news headlines from partner outlets and assorted tools; historically also email, chat and domain services.

Firefox

Download and product site for Firefox, a free open-source web browser for desktop and mobile with tracker blocking, a built-in VPN, cross-device sync of tabs, passwords and history, and optional AI features. It is run by Mozilla.

Company
Not stated
Not stated
Registered in
Unknown
Unknown
Online since
Unknown
Unknown
Audience
Top 10K
Top 1K
Trackers on the homepage
  • Tag manager: Google Tag Manager
fewer
Ad trackers
None
None
Cookie banner
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Prices
No pricing page found
No pricing page found
Last price change
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Privacy policy changes
0
0
Terms changes
0
0
Open positions
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Trackers are what each homepage loads before cookie consent; changes count since we started checking each site weekly. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.