Nyxt: The Hacker's Browser

Re:Nyxt: The Hacker's Browser by bee_rider on Friday May 19, 2023 @08:36PM (#36008318)

I’ve always assumed the major browsers had all sorts of security stuff going on behind the scenes, and using a small alternative like this (or suckless surf) was just asking for trouble. But, I don’t have any real knowledge about security stuff.

How misinformed is my take? Are these kinds of browsers OK? I’d like something light, if possible.

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Re:Nyxt: The Hacker's Browser by smokeypanda on Friday May 19, 2023 @11:39PM (#36009164)

Lightweight web browsers don't have as large of an attack surface, particularly if they eschew JS, cookies, etc or you disable them. Nyxt is alpha software, so YMMV until it's more feature complete, and independently audited to correctly implement WebKit and WebExtensions. Run Tor Browser without JS in a VM for security+privacy.

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