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Next on the Google World Domination Tour: Google Chrome Web Browser
- Thread starter Dr. Grinch
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Bass-Invader
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it may be more secure simply because it has a smaller user base, so exploit writers would generally be concentrating on internet explorer and firefox. Similar to how Mac OS has a much smaller virus threat - not because it's necessarily more securely written - but because virus writers stick with windows because its so highly adopted.
Secure how?
I've never encountered an exploit or injection attack on any browser despite using various browsers for hours a day, and I don't know if I'm going to the kind of sites where these things occur, or clicking on things I shouldn't click on, so my opinion might not be valid; but I find Chrome to be vary secure with daily use.
Like Bass-Invader said I figured it might be a less prone to viruses/trojans etc. right now because there are less users.
I just noticed the chrome logo is almost exactly the same as the Windows Media Player logo.
On my system, Chrome opens up ridiculously quick, at least 1/2 the time of IE, Opera and definitely Firefox. If you've disabled the google updater, that might be your problem as it could be checking for updates upon first load.
Subsonic Chronic
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Question for Chrome users. Is there a way to enable the drop-down/"recently used" feature when completing fields (I don't know exactly what it's called)?
With mozilla, I can hit the down key or type in the first letter and any values I've previously typed in will appear as options, but this never happens in Chrome. It's kind of a pain if you're visiting sites frequently and you have to key in the same word/number every single time.
With mozilla, I can hit the down key or type in the first letter and any values I've previously typed in will appear as options, but this never happens in Chrome. It's kind of a pain if you're visiting sites frequently and you have to key in the same word/number every single time.
Flashy_McFlash
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In the options (the wrench) I vaguely remember there being a 'suggest sites' kind of option. I believe there's a 'search' tab under Options - that's where it's at.
I'm loving Chrome as a primary browser. I still keep Firefox on deck when I want to use mad extensions but for day-to-day browsing, Chrome is great.
I'm loving Chrome as a primary browser. I still keep Firefox on deck when I want to use mad extensions but for day-to-day browsing, Chrome is great.
workdowntown
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I ditched privacy-invading chrome for the SRWare Iron fork. It's basically google chrome without the phone home and privacy leakage.
Oh and according to the pwn2own contest, chrome was the only hard to break browser of all the popular ones so it appears that it is (for now) the most secure.
Oh and according to the pwn2own contest, chrome was the only hard to break browser of all the popular ones so it appears that it is (for now) the most secure.
What concerns you most? I exclusively used Chrome but I haven't considered privacy ramifications. I don't even know if I would care about what anyone else cared about, concerning my browsing habits.
workdowntown
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Specifically: Chrome attaches a cookie to every search you make and links it in their database with user info and your google account. The potential for surveillance is massive.
Here's more on it from "teh evil empire" itself
Here's more on it from "teh evil empire" itself
The fact that they retain your Google searches for 24 hours concerns me.
I don't search for anything that's outright illegal, but due to my rampant curiosity over world issues, technology, politics, etc. there's definitely some odd connections that could be drawn if any of my search criteria was profiled. And that's trusting that this information is true, and that your information isn't secretly stored in some massive server somewhere.
Then again, I do like that Chrome is updated continually, automatically with the little updater and I'm not really a conspiracy nutter so... well, I dunno. Cause for concern I suppose.
I don't search for anything that's outright illegal, but due to my rampant curiosity over world issues, technology, politics, etc. there's definitely some odd connections that could be drawn if any of my search criteria was profiled. And that's trusting that this information is true, and that your information isn't secretly stored in some massive server somewhere.
Then again, I do like that Chrome is updated continually, automatically with the little updater and I'm not really a conspiracy nutter so... well, I dunno. Cause for concern I suppose.
...? That has nothing to do with what workdowntown and I were just talking about.
workdowntown
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The good thing with SRWare Iron is as soon as the Chrome source is updated they normally have a new release within hours with all privacy leaks absent.
In these times where governments continually push for unfettered access to all kinds of info with far-reaching implications per our individual liberty and rights to privacy, I try to minimise where possible any 3rd party access to my searches, usage etc that could well become part of one of these programs the politicos seem determined to foist on us.
deep
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KickIT
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There appear to be developer tools built right into Chrome.
http://blog.chromium.org/2009/06/developer-tools-for-google-chrome.html
http://blog.chromium.org/2009/06/developer-tools-for-google-chrome.html
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greginhali
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im pissed i cant use it with 10.4.11
need 10.5 sucks
need 10.5 sucks
videotronic
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dude...tiger? come on...you are missing out on so much