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Re:Gaining access to anyones browser without them even visit... by Sakos on Friday September 20, 2024 @08:49AM (#41601487)
Them acknowledging the issue, then fixing it within 28 hours isn't good enough for you? That kind of response makes me happy to continue using Arc.
Re:Gaining access to anyones browser without them even visit... by chenmike on Friday September 20, 2024 @11:53AM (#41603185)
I'm in the same boat as GP. Was invited early, loved the Arc UX far more than any other browser. I've recommended it to many people.

As many other comments have pointed out, this vulnerability is such a rookie mistake that I don't think I can trust them again after this without understanding what factors in their security/engineering culture led to it. Patching this one issue isn't enough.

Re:Gaining access to anyones browser without them even visit... by tomaskafka on Friday September 20, 2024 @10:50AM (#41602558)
They afaik never said that they ‘fixed’ the issue where they’re sending Google your every visited url.
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Re:Gaining access to anyones browser without them even visit... by Sakos on Friday September 20, 2024 @10:22AM (#41602296)
1) What's with the hostility?

2) What exactly do I deserve?

Re:Gaining access to anyones browser without them even visit... by sanex on Friday September 20, 2024 @09:59AM (#41602099)
A pleasant user experience?
Re:Gaining access to anyones browser without them even visit... by ziddoap on Friday September 20, 2024 @02:40PM (#41604480)
>Them acknowledging the issue, then fixing it within 28 hours isn't good enough for you?

Are you not concerned with the yet to be discovered vulnerabilities?

What is concerning is the nature of the vulnerability and how it speaks to their security culture (which is obviously non-existent). This also revealed that their privacy policy is pure marketing fluff, completely disconnected from (and, in fact, counter to) their actions.

If you are comfortable using a browser (probably the software with the largest risk and attack surface on your device) that had an embarrassingly rudimentary vulnerability, made by a company who lie about the most important promise of their privacy policy, then I've got a calculator app for you.

Re:Gaining access to anyones browser without them even visit... by hollywood_court on Friday September 20, 2024 @06:07PM (#41605936)
Where did they acknowledge the issue? There’s nothing about this issue on their website or their Twitter feed.
Re:Gaining access to anyones browser without them even visit... by radicaldreamer on Friday September 20, 2024 @06:34PM (#41606099)
They only acknowledged the issue after the write up from the researcher and claimed they thought they didn't need to include it in the release notes because it was a "backend fix".