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Summary - Microsoft Windows: 6 Apple OS X: 5 Adobe Flash: 4 Apple Safari: 3 Microsoft Edge: 2 Google Chrome: 1 (duplicate of an indepen

Summary - Microsoft Windows: 6 Apple OS X: 5 Adobe Flash: 4 Apple Safari: 3 Microsoft Edge: 2 Google Chrome: 1 (duplicate of an independently reported vulnerability) Chrome is looking better each passing pwn2own. Even with the bloat and not having all the add-ins I like on FF (Self Destructing Cookies(there's Vanilla Cookie Manager it mostly works but not quite as it doesn't have access to local storage, and given how bad Chrome Download manager is - DownthemAll) it looks like it still is a good idea to compromise a bit of privacy and convenience for the sake of security.

nacs 11y ago
> a good idea to compromise a bit of privacy and convenience for the sake of security Wouldn't using Chromium instead of Chrome get around most of the privacy issues?
- blinkingled 11y ago
  Some but not all - I was referring to tracking cookies and the likes. SDC on FF allows auto deleting cookies and local storage that you don't need and that takes care of the tracking. Given how much I have already invested in Google ecosystem (Android, GMail, Photos, Hangouts etc.) I am not that much concerned about privacy from Google.
JohnTHaller 11y ago
Unfortunately, Chrome's security is hobbled by being forced to sync to Google or risk data loss. At least on Windows. Your profile is locked to a given PC. If your Chrome settings change at all (partially corrupt file, third party app modifying them, etc), Chrome will unceremoniously reset your settings as well as wipe out all your extensions and all your extension data. If you sync to Google, this will then all be restored. If you don't sync to Google, your data is just gone. This also happens if you try to transfer your Chrome data from one PC to another, say when you buy a new laptop. At least all the above happened the last time I checked it out, which is why we started recommending Firefox Portable over Chrome Portable for portable use or use on your synced could folder. This is apparently by design to prevent third party apps from modifying your homepage, default search engine, or adding advertising to your web pages via extension. Chrome is great, but only if you log in to your Google account and sync everything back to Google.

nacs 11y ago

> a good idea to compromise a bit of privacy and convenience for the sake of security Wouldn't using Chromium instead of Chrome get around most of the privacy issues?

blinkingled 11y ago
Some but not all - I was referring to tracking cookies and the likes. SDC on FF allows auto deleting cookies and local storage that you don't need and that takes care of the tracking. Given how much I have already invested in Google ecosystem (Android, GMail, Photos, Hangouts etc.) I am not that much concerned about privacy from Google.

JohnTHaller 11y ago

Unfortunately, Chrome's security is hobbled by being forced to sync to Google or risk data loss. At least on Windows. Your profile is locked to a given PC. If your Chrome settings change at all (partially corrupt file, third party app modifying them, etc), Chrome will unceremoniously reset your settings as well as wipe out all your extensions and all your extension data. If you sync to Google, this will then all be restored. If you don't sync to Google, your data is just gone. This also happens if you try to transfer your Chrome data from one PC to another, say when you buy a new laptop. At least all the above happened the last time I checked it out, which is why we started recommending Firefox Portable over Chrome Portable for portable use or use on your synced could folder. This is apparently by design to prevent third party apps from modifying your homepage, default search engine, or adding advertising to your web pages via extension. Chrome is great, but only if you log in to your Google account and sync everything back to Google.