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Re:Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy by Dutchie2020 on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @09:30AM (#20634493)
Does anyone here have experience with Opera? How is it for daily use?
Re:Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy by xnyan on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @10:32AM (#20635015)
Just FYI, opera was sold in 2016 to a consortium called Qihoo 360. Do your own research but there have been concerns raised in as to some of their operations, and i think many of the concerns about chrome now apply to opera as well.
Re:Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy by karma20 on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @01:03PM (#20636605)
Qihoo has also employed dark patterns to push deceptive security practices around its own browser [1]:

> When you attempt to install other browsers, the 360 Safe Guards will allow the browser to be installed but will then popup saying not to let it become the default browser.

> When users of 360 Safe Guards run a check of their system, if they don't have the 360 browser installed it will give them a failing grade. If the user chooses another security software to protect their failing grade browser, the Safe Guards say no.

Also interesting is a statement by Opera on the 2016 acquisition [2]:

> The transaction would give Opera access to the extensive internet user base of Kunlun and Qihoo in China as well as the financing and other support of the Consortium that would allow for the full potential of the Company to be realized. At the same time, Kunlun and Qihoo would be able to cross-sell their products and services to the Opera user base, and benefit from Opera’s leading mobile advertising platform.

[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20150723081728/http://www.digita...

[2] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/chine... (can't find a direct link)

Re:Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy by Dutchie2020 on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @11:20AM (#20635508)
Thx, didn't know that, Qihoo seems pretty shady indeed.
Re:Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy by jaclaz on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @02:52PM (#20637682)
In theory (and as always YMMV) the heir of Opera is Vivaldi:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi_(web_browser)

Re:Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy by opiuse on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @10:35AM (#20635033)
I love it for the following reasons:

-Supports Chrome extensions

-Excellent native features including Ad blocking, VPN, and messaging support

-Fast and low memory usage

-Draws battery power at about the same or lower rate than Safari on my 12" MacBook

Every few months I experiment with switching over to Safari or Chrome again, but haven't found any good reason to do so.

Re:Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy by Dutchie2020 on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @11:22AM (#20635529)
How about Vivaldi?
Re:Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy by rasz on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @04:20PM (#20638516)
Take current JS heavy Gmail, now imagine that Gmail team rewriting Chrome UI in JS, that is Vivaldi today, some operations take _seconds_, you can see windows slowly draw in front of your eyes.
Re:Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy by jaclaz on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @02:52PM (#20637692)
oops, just replied to your previous post mentioning it, never mind.