But should we add one additional private company (the Mozilla Foundation) to the threat list? Or lessen the threat of Win10 by using GNU in its place?
-- -Dan Q On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:26:20 +0100 (CET), <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh Come On. if you use IceCat on windows for privacy benefits of using a > better browser it's completely and pathetically negated by the very fact > that IceCat is running in an operating system who's very job is to spy the > ************************** out of everyone who uses it. > windows literally takes a picture of your desktop every 10 seconds to 10 > minutes and garbles it into a png file and sends it to microsoft. that's your > passwords, your social security number, your entire life. tricking yourself > into believing that you get any security related benefit out of using a good > browser on a very very bad operating system is just plain silly. windows even > lets you change privacy and security settings, but just changes them back for > you later when you are not looking. look up prism. facebook, google, > microsoft, apple (who claims to stand up to the MAN!), aol, yahoo, and a few > others. they are a part of prism and literally just give the nsa whatever > they want. wake up. > > > > 11. Dec 2016 13:18 by [email protected]: > > > > You think that people who, through no fault of their own, can only afford > > cheap laptops, or are stuck with Secure Boot and TPM because they lack > > technical expertise to build a computer, should be forced to use unfree > > browsers like Edge and Chrome, or the privacy settings of Firefox? I have > > two computers, one Win10 and one Xubuntu, both of which I built myself. I > > need the Windows computer for a few unfree things, mainly as a substitute > > for a television for my bedroom, and when I'm stuck with this pretty DRM > > machine for whatever reason, I'd rather use a GNU project browser than DRM > > and privacy risks like Edge, Chrome, and Firefox. Wouldn't you? > > > > -- > > > > -Dan Q > > > > > > On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 11:55:09 +0100, Narcis Garcia <> [email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > >> "IceCat is more needed on unfree OSes than free OSes" > >> I don't subscribe this sentence. Completely not. > >> > >> > >> El 04/12/16 a les 22:29, Daniel Quintiliani ha escrit: > >> > IceCat is more needed on unfree OSes than free OSes. That's why I was a > >> > little bummed to not see a Windows release of v45, when I have to use > >> > Windows I'd like a little freedom and privacy even if it isn't much. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > -Dan Q > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 21:19:32 +0100, mdn <>> [email protected]>> > >> > > wrote: > >> > > >> >> If I am not mistaken,Normally if windows has only one browser he > >> >> launches the said browser. > >> >> > >> >> Uninstall any other browser (IE included) to uninstall IE go in the > >> >> uninstall software section (in the control panel) there is a "add/remove > >> >> windows components" button (up left) from where you can remove internet > >> >> explorer (has well has others functions) > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Be careful and see to migrate one day to a gnu distribution. > >> >> Good luck > >> >> > >> >> Le 04/12/2016 02:05, Petr Vláčil a écrit : > >> >>> Hello, > >> >>> > >> >>> I started using this browser as a main on Windows 7 PRO x64bit, but I > >> >>> can't click on set it as a default browser. Is there any chance to set > >> >>> IceCat as a default browser? > >> >>> > >> >>> Thank you in advance. > >> >>> > >> >>> Btw. I found this >> > >> >>> http://www.glump.net/howto/desktop/set-gnu-icecat-as-default-browser-in-windows-8-x>> > >> >>> , but I don't know, whether is this functional on Windows 7 PRO > >> >>> x64bit. > >> >>> > >> >>> -- > >> >>> >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > >> >>> > >> >> -- > >> >> >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > > > > > > > > -- > > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
