Posted on 09/14/2018 4:11:50 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
While browsers such as Tor might be associated with dark web criminal activity and hackers, there are a growing number of reasons for the average person to think about using a secure browser.
In light of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the average consumer has become more conscious of their privacy and the ways in which their data is being used. A secure browser is one way to avoid your data being collected by companies such as Google and Facebook.
Another concern driving people to secure browsers is avoiding hacks. Although the nastiest campaigns are aimed at large businesses, the average user can be subject to hacks as well.
Using a secure browser can help to avoid these problems. If weve missed your favourite, get in touch and let us know. What is a secure browser?
A range of security features such as URL filtering, download protection and the 'do not track' feature have transformed mainstream desktop browsers such as Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox. In a sense all browsers could now plausibly claim to be 'secure' browsers for the average Joe.
This means that today, more specialised products are now focused on the issue of user privacy, handing back control to the user and opting out of data collection systems of the sort that underpin firms like Google.
(Excerpt) Read more at techworld.com ...
Chrome is basically spyware, but if you like it more power too you.
Actually, all browsers are spyware - just a matter of degrees. If you disagree, I’ve got bridges and swampland to sell ya.
Chrome offers the lightest memory usage and the best in terms of ergonomic usability.
When a browser comes along that can match or exceed it, I’ll use it. But so far, nothing else comes close including Brave, Vivaldi and MSEdge.
Then there’s the Apple fan Boiz who embrace a similar anti-American theme PLUS is headed by a vile, satanic pervert (Thimmy Cook) who once blasphemed “homosexuals are God’s special people”.
So please keep your personal attacks to yourself.
Epic Privacy Browser...
CA....
What personal attack are you claiming I made? Chrome was intended for the purpose of collecting data, and selling it.
That’s pretty much the Google business plan, but I still use it, for certain things, and actively suggest businesses transition to it.
Informed decisions are key.
“Bernie Sanders rape-fantasy essay reveals left-wing hypocrisy”
https://nypost.com/2015/06/05/bernie-sanders-rape-fantasy-essay-reveals-left-wing-hypocrisy/
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I found the above on duckduckgo - you’ll never find it on Google
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