Favourite browser - 2012

Since when has outright false claims and word twisting like "insecure" equalled "other peoples contrary opinions?

The force is not strong with this one.

It's as relevant as bringing up exploit history as evidence to prove that Opera is a secure browser...

That's legit for every browser on Linux, it's in no way unique to Opera.

I'm sorry? I'm not sure how Flash and Java come into play with this discussion?

 

Which was kind of my point.

 

Then I agree with you!

 

Because Opera does nothing to protect users from those plugin exploits, unlike IE and Chrome.

 

1% market share browser for users of 1% share operating systems, match made in HEAVEN

Dunno why trolls even bother with the minority here

 

If you think security through obscurity is a good policy, yeah, Opera on Linux is the best for that. If you don't think security through obscurity matters, there are other browsers that don't rely on it.

Call taht trolling if you like.

 

i have never liked plugins because of security concerns and i never use them no matter which browser i use, unless to test some stuff.

i consider them a high security risk, because the more you use these things the more you increase the odds of something going bad.

of course, one man's favorite plugins is another man's trash
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edit:
the only plugin/extension i use is Flash.

 

Yeah, definitely an effective measure lol just don't use them.

 

hahaha!

 

The best security feature of Opera: No one uses Opera!

 

a few percent of over a billion person is still a lot of people

 

It's enough people to tempt a hacker if there are no easier/ larger targets. New browsers don't have exploits in the wild - or at least very rarely. Browser security has become a measure of how well you protect the user from all threats related to the browser ie: not just the browser but plugins as well. Why would anyone waste time with Chrome or Firefox or even IE9, which are all at least making some efforts towards security when Flash is installed on 98% of computers, is often outdated, and hasn't made the same strides.

Or Java, which is cross platform and very often out of date.

 

true enough.

Java i don't use, but there is no way around Flash.
you gotta have it.

apparently, we'll be able to watch videos through HTML5 soon instead of using Flash, if not already.
hopefully, that will make browsing more secure.

 

HTML5 currently doesn't have a method set forth for playing back protected content.

 

tnx.

i had no idea was you were talking about so i Googled it.

here's a link for people that need a 'primer':
---http://www.webkitchen.be/2011/01/26/stealing-content-was-never-easier-than-with-html5/

 

Update. I like the new Opera. I add it to my stable. Haven't decided its use yet.

It's home page will link to the best music sites for research and listening.
Each my browsers have similar purpose, other subjects, except Webian Shell. It's experimental.

 

Yes, Opera has improved somewhat, plus it can be 'hardened' somewhat security-wise. Speaking of SeaMonkey, have you been experiencing the now infamous Firefox flash/java - disappearing cursor bug in SM 2.7? I have, so I rolled back to 2.6.1. I think I'll wait for the upgrade fix rather than mess about too much in about:config. I remember the last time I tried messing too much in SeaMonkey's about:config ...

 

Right now its Firefox, but who knows in a couple of weeks or days

 

Love both Firefox and Opera, but Firefox beats Opera for open source, so I choose Firefox.

 

Mozilla Firefox all the way everyday

 

I'm starting to move towards Waterfox.

 

Firefox

 

64x Waterfox

 

I used SeaMonkey from the day it became available. In late May of 2011 I changed to Firefox and have no regrets.

 

I've been running SeaMonkey on & off since #1.1.12, I was using Firefox before that. Firefox is far more responsive & stable these days but SM can be a useful back-up. If you have a 64 bit computer I really recommend taking Waterfox for a spin.