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I was hoping mozilla would have their users' back, but a default install of Firefox also makes multiple connections to mozilla, google and other domains when st
by rockdoe 11y ago
I was hoping mozilla would have their users' back, but a default install of Firefox also makes multiple connections to mozilla, google and other domains when started.
Firefox checks for updates, and will update the malware/phishing databases a bit after startup. That's actually the same SafeBrowsing the OP mentions. All of this can be toggled. I'm not sure what your vague "other domains" is.
I'm a bit puzzled at the extreme shortsightedness of a browser checking for security updates being branded as "not having their users' back".
- bobbyi_settv 11y agoIsn't also shortsighted to expect every application to implement its own system for checking for security updates? Wouldn't it be more secure to have this managed by the OS or a package manager instead of hoping every application does it correctly?
- mcherm 11y agoThat depends on whether the OS or package manager does a better job of providing security updates, or the application does. Historically, browsers -- because of their enormous potential risk (easy to exploit) -- have done a better job of providing security updates quickly than have other tools.
- acdha 11y agoThat's only true if the OS has a solid, secure and open package manager. Linux users have had that since the mid-90s but it still doesn't exist for Windows or OS X users unless you count their respective app stores or are talking about a few niches (Flash, drivers) where Microsoft is willing to distribute things through Windows Update.