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Re:Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default by nobunaga on Saturday March 22, 2025 @09:24AM (#43445529)
I want an internet where sixteen browser engines are competing against each other, not two, or three and that lives up to the claims that they set out and use as marketing. So please stop shitting on people who raise legitimate concerns and when maintainers suppress or ignore information about these concerns raised.

You dont know how many PRs Ive submitted to open source projects. So maybe dont make shitty claims yourself. I think holding people accountable for the statements they make is pretty much whats happening here. Yet people like yourself think its ok that companies or products say one thing but then do another.

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Re:Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default by ahofmann on Saturday March 22, 2025 @09:41AM (#43445586)
You are right, that I assumed a few things. That wasn't right, I'm sorry.

But: this doesn't change the validity of my points.

Also: I assumed good faith, when I engaged with you. That was a mistake. After I posted my stuff here, I saw that you opened another thread on hn about Zen browser. If I had seen this earlier, I wouldn't have engaged with you at all. You are throwing around FUD about zen browser. I don't know why you are doing this, and I don't need to find out. As I said elsewhere, I don't care about zen browser.

Posting FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) is the most useless type of content that gets posted. It gets upvotes, mostly because our brains are pretty much hardwired to engage with such content. I've sadly walked into that trap today.

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