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If I'm going to use Webkit, I'd rather use something simple, like midori. Standard issue on the Raspberry Pi. Chrome complexity? Browser controlled by commer
by bookworm_ 14y ago
If I'm going to use Webkit, I'd rather use something simple, like midori. Standard issue on the Raspberry Pi.
Chrome complexity? Browser controlled by commercial entity that sells web ad space? No thanks.
- evmar 14y agoMidori, because it uses WebKit, was surely vulnerable to the same SVG vulnerability and has no sandbox.
- yeahriight 14y agoCan you disable auto-loading of images in Chrome? If yes, how easy is that to do? It's very easy in midori. I will always choose simplicity over complexity if I'm concerned about security. Chrome is very complex.
- thezilch 14y agoAlt+e, s, images, <click> Content Settings, do not show and exception handlers are highlighted.
- wladimir 14y agoYou'll have to verify that disabling auto-loading of images will disable SVG parsing / rendering. SVG is embedded into the DOM tree, and not loaded in an img tag.
- ajanuary 14y agoSettings, Show Advanced Settings, Content Settings (under Privacy heading), Do not show images (under Images heading). I think that's an extra click to enable Advanced Settings that Midori doesn't have? Disabling images is a feature. It adds complexity. Yet you're using it as an example of how Midori might allow you to be more secure more easily. It's the same situation with some of the complex features of Chrome that Midori doesn't have. It's not as simplistic as simple vs. complex, it's a more complicated cost/benefit tradeoff.
- jzelinskie 14y agoYou mention that Chrome is run by an ad company, but midori lacks decent privacy tools and leaves you much more exposed than Chrome which can run extensions like Adblock Plus and Ghostery. For better or for worse, the web is a complex place and using a simple browser doesn't decrease the complexity outside of your own computer.