What a mess.
It is a can of worms...no matter which way you look at it
Possibly one of the biggest threats as fas as security for the user is concerned is that javascript is enabled. Why you ask??....try turning off javascript on whatever browser you are watching Linux.org with and see how you like the result. Hint: you won't
This poses the question....is there a logical, working alternative to javascript?
I think not.
Website owners use it to harvest all sorts of data..... as
@Nelson Muntz would say "Everybody / everyone / every website has their hand in your butt plain and simple." That is
FACT.
Some users use noscript (The NoScript Firefox extension provides extra protection for Firefox, Seamonkey and other mozilla-based browsers: this free, open source add-on allows JavaScript, Java, Flash and other plugins to be executed only by trusted web sites of your choice (e.g. your online bank).)
.....to clean scripting up on their pc's
Is it effective?....YES (since 2005)....Is it a pita to set up?....YES
So there is the thing. How much convenience are we willing to trade for a really secure browser?
if you dont give a rats ass re data collection and the other myriad of ways that your info is harvested so that the monkeys can make mega bucks ....then just continue on as you are.
Installing something like noscript is likely to give you sleepless nights anyway.
If you do give a rats ass, then either install no script or similar.....or give up using a PC.
IT IS THAT SIMPLE.
Oh....you want to know what I do ?!
At my age I dont give three flying f's what they know about me. My information is all a matter of public record. hint:....read the telephone book cover to cover and you will now more than most people....(or whatever passes for a phone book now.)
If 'they' rub their hands together in glee upon learning that I eat a brand name peanut butter or that I prefer slip on shoes above all else.....etc.....and are waiting for me to rush out and buy a truck load of some product because they have targeted me via info gained from their unscrupulous dealings.....they will be sorely disappointed.
On to Firefox.
I am using Brave Browser.
Why? ....because I require speed and no obtrusive ads.....a
nd very few extensions
I gave up on Firefox approx 2 montha ago....maybe a little less than that.....I had been using FF religiously since around 2006..approx
Why?........(quote)
- Constantly breaking the user experience with major overhauls
- Lack of significant performance improvements in the recent years
Worse than bloody hopeless.
How does a major corporation allow a whiz bang browser to deteriorate to this extent???!!!
There can only be one answer
Money.
From where and from whom....I dunno....but there must be truckload
s of it.
I acknowledge the inherent truth in
@dcbrown73's post....
I have little trust in the Brave browser. Everything about their model and issues that have arisen all point to what they say and what they do being two different things.
I must admit to wondering the same thing when I have had a look at the 'Brave Summary' which is emailed to me.....all it contains is whinges....."where is my money"??....etc etc......I unsubscribed from that email. Depressing.
@Nelson Muntz .....""I've always been a Firefox user and still am however it's hard to ignore what Brave browser offers and pretty much blows Firefox away""......That says it all. At some point, we are willing to trade the feeling of insecurity (we are being played for suckers) for the convenience offered by anything attached to Chrome (google) in any way.
We are constantly reassured that Chromium and Brave do not share anything with Chrome. (
@KGIII ....poll?)
That begs the question.....Do you Trust Google? or would you be more likely to trust Firefox?
@KGIII ....another poll?
@dcbrown73 ...I won't even go through all the issues that have been pointed out over time about Brave, but let's just start out that
Brave is an advertising company #1. That by itself is a contradiction to *ensuring your privacy*.
Brave was caught auto-completing / rewriting URLs to URLs that they earn money off of.
When ??... By Liam Tung | June 8, 2020 -- 14:19 GMT (00:19 AEST)
So, are they crooked?....Yes...as a dog's hind leg. They had to be caught to stop their dishonest practise, otherwise it would still be happening.
@stan ...
Maybe there is a reason that Linux devs choose Firefox?
So there it is. Thank you Stan.
We came to Linux, because in some form or another we have lost faith/trust
etc etc etc in Windows.
We also attempt to convince newcomers of its trustworthiness (and we do a bloody good job of that)
We have come to trust Linux....with all its foibles and wonky bits, we trust it.
Personally, I
absolutely enjoy the
challenge that Linux presents.
I further enjoy Linux just because it
works, and it is fast
My browser need to achieve exactly the same result
All that remains is for Firefox to get their act together.
I will welcome back the Speed and lack of Ads. (
without having to add on so many extensions which ultimately slow FF down to a crawl).....are you listening Firefox?
I will switch back from Brave, in a heartbeat.
@Tolkem ...excellent post !!!!.....you have really opened a hornets nest....one that NEEDED opening too, btw.