Posted on 05/30/2014 11:24:40 AM PDT by UScbass
Have been using the Firefox browser since it was introduced; with all the controversies (political), it has been suggested that I change to Chrome (Google), Safari (Apple), or Opera browser. Any suggestions as to whether a change is recommended and, if so, to what?
Hmmm. I use Opera 12.17 with Ghostery to block the Google Analytics and other junk. I don’t have these issues. I have a Bookmarks window to the L of the screen permitting always-on access to bookmarks. The pop-ups and cookie settings are configurable.
I also have the TOR browser.
I’m going to check out the Pale Moon since it’s FR-ecomended.
How is Netscape nowadays? I don’t think I’ve seen that one in nearly a decade.
A good, maintained firewall as well.
VPNs through several proxies using encrypted tunnels.
Random connection points through public hotspots (that would also be encrypted)
All in all, it would probably be more trouble than it's worth for most people.
LOL..
Tor is a Fedgov product; it’s use is target for US operatives inside repressive countries can use the innernet and get past local country blocking of websites, and also make it difficult for local country state secret police monitors to track down the operatives.
A large number of the Tor relay servers are “suspected” of being hosted by US intel.
Running large number of the relay servers would, of course, enable a person to defeat the system.
Tor is great if you’re not concerned about NSA seeing what you’re doing.
Zorin 8.1, handcuffed Chrome, Ghostery.
So far, so good.
I dunno. There must be a zillion different varieties now since it was open-source....................They can’t hack them all!.................
“Go really old school: Gopher”
Gopher and Archie.
When Mosaic finally showed up, it was for wimps.
Install it and then backup your profile from FF. Then import it to Palemoon. You're back in biz with no downtime.
Chrome seems to be the only one I’ve used without significant memory leaks. Google might be spying on me...but they probably are in a hundred other ways, anyway.
Probably the browser called Off By One.
But you wouldn't like it.
Iceweasel!
More info on revoked certificates:
Comparison of operating systems and Safari, Firefox, and Chrome (scroll to bottom of page if you just want the summary)
Chrome's failures (scroll down 3/4 of the way for summary "What exactly do we now know?")
Links in boxes at the bottom of these pages take you to even more info, such as how the system can be fixed.
I do wish he had tested more browsers.
For Macs, iCab browser.
For Android, Boat browser.
Chrome for performance, IE for security.
Pale Moon, I’ve been using it since FF fired the CEO, it is great, lighter, faster and more reliable.
Very easy to move bookmarks also and everything associated with FF, is as far as I can tell the same.
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