Differences between Firefox and Waterfox browsers aren't so elemental

Waterfox, whose logo is shown on the right, doesn't offer a telemetry function like the browser it's based on, Firefox (left). — Zacharie Scheurer/dpa

Their names might involve fire and water, but they aren't as far apart as you would think: There is relatively little that makes the Firefox browser different from one of its offshoots, Waterfox.

An example of just one of the differences is the telemetry function: Firefox collects these technical details and interactions, and sends them to the developer, Mozilla, every day to improve the software.