Re:Privacy online just got easier with today’s Firefox release
by easrng on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @08:28PM
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Why don't you want the thing that has probably the largest attack surface of any program on your computer to get patches immediately?
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Re:Privacy online just got easier with today’s Firefox release
by dont__panic on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @10:23AM
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I already update my browser at least once a week when I update all of my homebrew packages; sometimes more. If a vulnerability shows up that's so dangerous I need to immediately patch, I'll hear about it on HN etc.
Of course it is good to keep your software up-to-date to eliminate known, patched vulnerabilities. But there are enough unknown vulnerabilities out there that you should practice good hygiene on the web anyway. Auto-updates typically happen on a 1-7 day time scale, so you're vulnerable for some time anyway.
I control when my software updates because it's running on my hardware. That I control. I do not like things auto-updating and restarting when I'm trying to use them. It is a distraction from work and a sign of software doing things against my will.