Srware iron extensions disappear12/22/2023 Extensions? Which ones? Opera doesn't have NoScript or anything nearing its functionality, so once again Firefox trumps it in security, and extensions don't really even count. Plugin separation? Firefox did that long before Opera, and it's more stability-related than a security measure. Name any feature of Opera that makes it more secure than any other mainstream browser. If Opera were to come back to the competition, it would be obliterated. Opera isn't there because too few use it. What? Where are you getting this stuff? First, let's get Pwn2Own out of the way. Let's dial it back a bit and put our train back on the original subject while we're finishing this up too, hmm?Ĭlick to expand. But, there's no getting around they have the most secure browser out there, and it's not even debatable. But let's keep the misinformation to a minimum, whatcha say? Hell, I trust Google about as far as I can pick up their headquarters and toss it. Fine and dandy, your choice doesn't affect anyone else. So, without addressing every single point you made in your post, it boils down to this pretty evident conclusion: You hate/don't trust Chrome. Crash reports.most browsers do that, and like them all, it is optional and can be shut off as well. Google checks for updates every so many -updating kinda does that.so Google tries to suggest things when you type something in, that would be called "Instant" and can be disabled right there in the browser. You don't want Google to keep you from malicious URLs? What updater/installer "crap" from Adobe do you see when Chrome updates its Flash? Screenshots? It downloads a spellchecker.Oh dear God, whatever will we do with such insidious activities? News Flash, considering most every browser uses Google for their search, Google knows what you typed anyway. ![]() The rest, I don't know what your beef is. It's used to gauge marketing and promotions, such as bundled Chrome installs from other software. Everything you've listed is either done by every other browser (save for the few left that don't auto-update) or is done under very specific circumstances, such as RLZ, which is only used if you download Chrome from somewhere other than the official Chrome website, and only tells Google where the download came from and when. Lord, okay, you still haven't come up with any "spyware. This Chrome-function transmits information in encoded form to Google, for example, when and where Chrome has been downloaded.Ĭhrome installs a updater, which loads at every Windows in background.Ĭalls depending on the configuration five seconds after launch the Google homepage opens in background This means that, even if you don't intend to actually search for a certain term or visit a particular website, Google "knows" what you've typed, even if you don't hit the "enter" key.Ī copy of Google Chrome includes a generated installation number which will be sent to Google after the installation and the first usage.ĭetails about crashes or failures are sent Google's servers. Google knows whatever you type into the bar. ![]() If you are typing a search or url in the address bar, Google Chrome will talk to google to try to offer useful query/url suggestions. When you choose your language in the user interface, Google Chrome downloads a spellcheck dictionary. Google Chrome checks for automatic updates every 25 hours.Įvery 30 minutes, Google Chrome downloads a list of 32-bit url hashes of urls thought to be dangerous (malware or phishing). ![]() If Google Chrome sees a very short, stock 404 page (less than 512 bytes), it talks to Google in order to try to suggest other possible pages and options. Chrome redefines spying if you ask me, and virtually none of this is in Chromium (or secure derivatives), which I consider 'fairly' safe to use, although not entirely unless I make changes and recompile it myself. Chromium doesn't have that junk, and I can re-compile it to make sure. Sorry but Chrome has a lot of things in it that are quite similar, if not identical to spyware, and I won't use their products or services. In fact that version is better as it is repository stripped of the installer/updater crap from Adobe. Flash is updated with Bullguard(Secunia) automatically, so that's not an issue. ![]() Such as Foxit for PDF's because it has a built in sandbox isolation for all PDF's. Click to expand.Personally I would rather have external, more secure additions.
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