![]() ![]() Sync can be done with firefox sync but that patch is not present at the moment in bromite so i need to look for other sources i think it is a good browser we can pick some of them to make a clean browser so it can be a good replacement for firefox. disable jit randomized timezone and block webgl so on. ![]() like FLoC.Īnd adds some ads blocking by default and removes preloading which happens through google servers. I have looked into the patches as i was using bromite it is as trusted as brave and fedora is.Īnd brave patches and introduce more features but bromite patches to remove stuff like google binary and other sheddy stuff. If i could do that build successfully and i am sure as we are talking patches from other source they will update those patches as code base changes significantly. I was building bromite for my android with there patches and it is easy need some time to sync the chromium repo and after that just simply apply the patches i never done a linux build but as you have asked i will try to build but i am not sure that all those patches will work on the linux build also so i need to apply one by one and cherry pick so i can determine that which work and which one does not but i think i need some help from someone else. Who, exactly, are you signing up to maintain this new Fedora browser? Are you volunteering to build and maintain this browser yourself? What about features like sync that people would expect a browser to provide? Is Fedora also expected to provide the code and infrastructure for that?.Basically, users will need to rely much more heavily on the internal tools the browsers provide which means if your new Fedora browser wants to provide privacy enhancing features the team will need to build those too. Once webrequest blocking is removed from Chromium, all the chromium-based browsers are going to be limited in what they can do from a privacy perspective.You seem to be looking at the advantages of derivative browsers without considering the new risks introduced by using them.Who ensures that the patches are applied in a way that doesn’t introduce new/different security problems. Even maintaining a derivative browser carries risk from a security perspective.Who, exactly, are you signing up to maintain this new Fedora browser? Are you volunteering to build and maintain this browser yourself?.A browser has a huge amount of code, vastly more than most applications. Even if it is mostly applying patching from other places, keeping that updated in a timely fashion on a rapidly changing codebase the size of the Chromium browser is a big deal. I think you are underestimating how much work would need to go into what you are proposing.I would worry more about that risk than some of the others you are highlighting. Depending on the browser, this can be days, weeks or even months later. One of the problems with many derivative browsers such as the ones you mention, is the delay between when security patches are released for the upstream browser and when they are incorporated downstream. My opinion is Firefox is a great choice for a default browser. In the end, a browser of choice is a matter of personal preference. That article is focused on certain aspects of security but each individual needs to consider their own risk model and determine what is best for them. Like Privacy, security is complicated issue and there are many factors to consider. Once Google disables webRequest blocking, many privacy-related add-ons will take a huge hit to effectiveness or simply go away. Despite the fact that there are many contributors towards Chromium, Google has complete control over the code base. ![]() From a privacy perspective, Firefox offers several advantages over Chromium and that gap will only widen in the future. I don’t really agree with your perspective here.įirst privacy and security are not the same. Switch to chomium will increase privacy and security of fedora users ![]()
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