Comment on Over 300 Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Leaking or Stealing User Data

• MasterBlaster@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Firefox and hardened forks, possibly Cromite. All you can do is harden your defenses as much as possible and try not to go “oooooo shiny” when looking at extensions.

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  • CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I do use Firefox as my secondary browser. I may have been under an inaccurate impression that Vivaldi was more private and secure (with a built-in ad blocker)

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    • foggenbooty@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s more that Vivaldi is just Chrome under the hood.

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    • Holytimes@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s literally just chrome with a pre installed set of add-ons. It’s no different then just using chrome. That’s the fundamental problem with all the shitty chrome based browsers.

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      • MasterBlaster@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Well there’s a difference between the rendering engine and what’s included with it. Take a look at Cromite. They do quite a bit of work hardening Chrome. I think avoiding chrome-based browsers on principle is self-limiting. Evaluate the product before discarding it. I’m a Firefox guy, but I know it has its problems.

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      • tb_@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Vivaldi is a bit more unique than just yet; but at the end of the day it is still Chromium, and will therefore never be my main browser.

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