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Re:Firefox Focus – A new private browser for iOS and Android by trendroid on Friday August 18, 2017 @06:01PM (#15050106)
>Maybe I'm missing something.

The features you explained are exactly what I was looking for in a mobile browser. In fact, i wish they launch Focus for Desktops operating systems too.

Re:Firefox Focus – A new private browser for iOS and Android by nkkollaw on Saturday August 19, 2017 @04:50AM (#15052407)
I think you're looking for the Tor Browser.

If you don't log in into websites, I don't see why you would leave yourself exposed and very easily hacked with Firefox or private browsing if there's Tor.

Private browsing is NOT secure. It's just a shortcut to avoid clearing your history manually. ANYONE can see who you are, and what sites you visit with easy-to-use tools that are available online for free.

Re:Firefox Focus – A new private browser for iOS and Android by daxelrod on Sunday August 20, 2017 @11:26AM (#15058781)
> Private browsing is NOT secure.

Security is not an absolute. The best you can do is talk about whether something addresses a particular threat model.

There are different tradeoffs to Tor. A big downside is that unencrypted traffic is now easier for intermediaries to read and even change, because of how exit nodes work.

Re:Firefox Focus – A new private browser for iOS and Android by JadeNB on Friday August 18, 2017 @06:53PM (#15050374)
> In fact, i wish they launch Focus for Desktops operating systems too.

Yes, I was just thinking the same thing. I can almost imagine a world where software believes me about what kind of experience I want, "full site" on mobile or "mobile site" on the desktop, rather than browser sniffing followed by awkward clicking around to correct its misapprehensions.

Re:Firefox Focus – A new private browser for iOS and Android by ams6110 on Friday August 18, 2017 @09:27PM (#15051071)
There are already minimalist desktop browsers if you want one. For example, http://surf.suckless.org/