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The problem I really have with all these alternative browsers is one of trust. It always comes down to just blindly trusting the signed binaries posted online b
by aphextron 8y ago
The problem I really have with all these alternative browsers is one of trust. It always comes down to just blindly trusting the signed binaries posted online by "some internet guy" on a random website. Even Chromium suffers from this. For an application which I will be entering credit card details, social security numbers, and all other imaginable form of private data, this is non-negotiable.
- drdaeman 8y agoI believe it's not exactly correct to separate browsers and non-browsers this way. On desktop systems, a malicious program typically can access most data from the other applications. Personally, saw a few non-browser programs that had an "extra functionality" that swept the drives and phoned back home - and never saw a browser with malicious extras (except for third-party browser extensions). Not saying this couldn't happen, just that I feel that direct approach is somewhat less likely.
- giancarlostoro 8y agoOne browser that does phone home is UC Browser[0]. I agree with you though, you don't truly know what will happen when you install any application on your desktop without proper inspection. With so many security researchers out there I'm surprised they don't inspect software for that kind of thing and do public reviews, and showcase evidence of phoning home without consent / notifying the end-user in an obvious fashion. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UC_Browser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UC_Browser