Quoting airmoose (airmo...@velo-circus.com): > Since there is currently some discussion about Chrome/Chromium > security concerns, is Vivaldi (based on Chromium code I understand) > also affected with the same security issues?
It's proprietary. Thus, it's the sponsoring company's black box where security matters are concerned, and (on a different subject) at risk of being EOLed without anyone else having the legal right to take over maintenence). Maybe Vivaldi Technology AS is the world's most benevolent company. They're Norwegian, so they can't be all bad.[1] But with proprietary code, you are in a position of inherent need to trust some firm. In the subcase where it's not merely proprietary but also binary-only, outsiders can do only limited checking. (Vivaldi browser is binary-only.) My personal FAQ pages include an item that lists all known Web browsers for Linux, with ultra-brief characterisation of each. These are not reviews, but might be useful as a point of departure if, say, you wish to compare open-source Web browsers on Linux and wished to not spend time on proprietary ones. http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/kicking.html#linuxbrowser > If no one knows, what procedure do I go through to determine the > answer myself.... Best way: Be a member of a community of committed open source people who manage, very imperfectly but intermittently, to look after such matters. If you _personally_ wished to study security concerns involving Web browsers, there are several approaches that can bear some fruit, including studying source code (obviously not a go for binary-only proprietary software), using tools to monitor its interaction with networks (e.g., wireshark) and the host system, and intensively study its user-facing controls. And remember the truism that, if you aren't the customer, you're probably the product, i.e., if a company produces a Web browser you can use, it's always timely to consider where the firm's revenue stream comes from. It might very well involve quiet compromise of your privacy and security. > ...(with the understanding that I am basically a computer > idiot, but I quit Windows entirely in 2004 and became an Ubuntu user > until earlier this year when I jumped on to Devuan). Welcome! [1] But my Tante Bjorg warned me not to trust them, so you're on your own. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
