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handy
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Re: Spying Browsers?

#21 Post by handy »

Due to the error that I get (as per my previous post) when I try to run the irridium-browser installed from the MX repo's, are there any problems or warning that those who know would pass on re. installing the irridium-browser as per this page on their site:

https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/debian

Or am I wasting my time, as that is basically what I've already done, & there is a bug that I need to wait on being fixed?
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philotux
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Re: Spying Browsers?

#22 Post by philotux »

Just came across this:

Facebook, Twitter Trackers Whitelisted by Brave Browser
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/s ... e-browser/

:confused:

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handy
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Re: Spying Browsers?

#23 Post by handy »

I looked at Brave Browser back in its early days. I posted some questions re. its protection of privacy in a particular area (which of course I've forgotten now) & they wouldn't answer me on that problem. Whereas they were very good at answering everything else. So I dumped Brave, deciding that it was just basically like all the rest, when it comes to privacy. With extremely few exceptions. :(
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Re: Spying Browsers?

#24 Post by cyrilus31 »

I don't know what to think of it and their answer. I use Brave only on my android tablet and it's quite good.
In my opinion what is important here is that open source projects can easily be "inspected" and that's a major advantage.

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Re: Spying Browsers?

#25 Post by philotux »

cyrilus31 wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:04 am I use Brave only on my android tablet and it's quite good.
Me too (and on my Android phone). And so far I have been quite happy with it. But after this disclosure, I don't know what to think of it. For the time being I keep them installed for the sole reason that I don't know any longer who/what to trust. I am becoming a cynical and I don't like it.
Last edited by philotux on Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:15 am, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: Spying Browsers?

#26 Post by Buck Fankers »

handy wrote: Sat Feb 09, 2019 9:46 pm I just installed iridium & when I try to run it, I get the following error:
Same here, can't install iridium.

philotux
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Re: Spying Browsers?

#27 Post by philotux »

Buck Fankers wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:15 am
handy wrote: Sat Feb 09, 2019 9:46 pm I just installed iridium & when I try to run it, I get the following error:
Same here, can't install iridium.
+1

I actually got it installed but running it produced the same errors as handy is getting. I uninstalled it.

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ChrisUK
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Re: Spying Browsers?

#28 Post by ChrisUK »

handy wrote: Sat Feb 09, 2019 9:46 pm Note: If I should have posted this somewhere else, please tell me & I'll cut it & paste it into that section of the forum?
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I just installed iridium & when I try to run it, I get the following error:

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 [handy@madmx ~]$ iridium-browser
[3501:3501:0210/122505.670438:FATAL:zygote_host_impl_linux.cc(116)] No usable sandbox! Update your kernel or see https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/linux_suid_sandbox_development.md for more information on developing with the SUID sandbox. If you want to live dangerously and need an immediate workaround, you can try using --no-sandbox.
#0 0x55e80aaf319f <unknown>
#1 0x55e80aa6c23e <unknown>
#2 0x55e80bd774c9 <unknown>
#3 0x55e80a56c2c9 <unknown>
#4 0x55e80a573768 <unknown>
#5 0x55e80a56ace1 <unknown>
#6 0x55e8082c6e53 ChromeMain
#7 0x7f48485072e1 __libc_start_main
#8 0x55e8082c6cca _start

Received signal 6
#0 0x55e80aaf319f <unknown>
#1 0x55e80aaf2d01 <unknown>
#2 0x7f484ea520c0 <unknown>
#3 0x7f4848519fff gsignal
#4 0x7f484851b42a abort
#5 0x55e80aaf1a65 <unknown>
#6 0x55e80aa6c544 <unknown>
#7 0x55e80bd774c9 <unknown>
#8 0x55e80a56c2c9 <unknown>
#9 0x55e80a573768 <unknown>
#10 0x55e80a56ace1 <unknown>
#11 0x55e8082c6e53 ChromeMain
#12 0x7f48485072e1 __libc_start_main
#13 0x55e8082c6cca _start
  r8: 0000000000000000  r9: 00007ffc0dd86390 r10: 0000000000000008 r11: 0000000000000246
 r12: 00007ffc0dd86ff8 r13: 000000000000016b r14: 00007f4848e1d060 r15: 00007ffc0dd86ff0
  di: 0000000000000002  si: 00007ffc0dd86390  bp: 00007ffc0dd865d0  bx: 0000000000000006
  dx: 0000000000000000  ax: 0000000000000000  cx: 00007f4848519fff  sp: 00007ffc0dd86408
  ip: 00007f4848519fff efl: 0000000000000246 cgf: 002b000000000033 erf: 0000000000000000
 trp: 0000000000000000 msk: 0000000000000000 cr2: 0000000000000000
[end of stack trace]
Calling _exit(1). Core file will not be generated.
I'm running kernel: 4.19.0-1-amd64
I'm running an older Kernel, but changing the Launcher Menu entry for Iridium Browser to

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dbus-launch iridium-browser %U --no-sandbox
launches without error.
Chris

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cyrilus31
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Re: Spying Browsers?

#29 Post by cyrilus31 »

philotux wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:15 am
cyrilus31 wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:04 am I use Brave only on my android tablet and it's quite good.
Me too (and on my Android phone). And so far I have been quite happy with it. But after this disclosure, I don't know what to think of it. For the time being I keep them installed for the sole reason that I don't know any longer who/what to trust. I am becoming a cynical and I don't like it.
I share your point of view. I try to stay away from "social" networks as long as I don't need them (And I really don't. I never used Facebook nor Twitter).
The big question is: who can be trust? Brave and Qwant have a partnership agreement (and I trust Qwant - at least for the time being).

Be OK
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Re: Spying Browsers?

#30 Post by Be OK »

That is one reason a VPN is useless,the know its your browser,OS and who knows what more.
Not to say all the spyware on andriod phones,you cant uninstall it and use power.
And this is about browsers but what about IoT that send 24/7/357 your data to many undisclosed recipients.

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