Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] IceCat browser default on Windows 7?

[Narcis Garcia]

"windows literally takes a picture of your desktop every 10 seconds to
10 minutes and garbles it into a png file and sends it to microsoft"

Information source?


El 28/12/16 a les 18:26, address@hidden ha escrit:
> Oh Come On. if you use IceCat on windows for privacy benefits of using a
> better browser it's completely  and pathetically negated by the very
> fact that IceCat is running in an operating system who's very job is to
> spy the ************************** out of everyone who uses it.
> windows literally takes a picture of your desktop every 10 seconds to 10
> minutes and garbles it into a png file and sends it to microsoft. that's
> your passwords, your social security number, your entire life. tricking
> yourself into believing that you get any security related benefit out of
> using a good browser on a very very bad operating system is just plain
> silly. windows even lets you change privacy and security settings, but
> just changes them back for you later when you are not looking. look up
> prism. facebook, google, microsoft, apple (who claims to stand up to the
> MAN!), aol, yahoo, and a few others. they are a part of prism and
> literally just give the nsa whatever they want. wake up.
> 
> 
> 
> 11. Dec 2016 13:18 by address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>:
> 
>     You think that people who, through no fault of their own, can only
>     afford cheap laptops, or are stuck with Secure Boot and TPM because
>     they lack technical expertise to build a computer, should be forced
>     to use unfree browsers like Edge and Chrome, or the privacy settings
>     of Firefox? I have two computers, one Win10 and one Xubuntu, both of
>     which I built myself. I need the Windows computer for a few unfree
>     things, mainly as a substitute for a television for my bedroom, and
>     when I'm stuck with this pretty DRM machine for whatever reason, I'd
>     rather use a GNU project browser than DRM and privacy risks like
>     Edge, Chrome, and Firefox. Wouldn't you?
> 
>     --
> 
>     -Dan Q
> 
> 
>     On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 11:55:09 +0100, Narcis Garcia
>     <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
> 
>         "IceCat is more needed on unfree OSes than free OSes"
>         I don't subscribe this sentence. Completely not.
> 
> 
>         El 04/12/16 a les 22:29, Daniel Quintiliani ha escrit:
>         > IceCat is more needed on unfree OSes than free OSes. That's
>         why I was a little bummed to not see a Windows release of v45,
>         when I have to use Windows I'd like a little freedom and privacy
>         even if it isn't much.
>         >
>         > --
>         >
>         > -Dan Q
>         >
>         >
>         > On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 21:19:32 +0100, mdn
>         <address@hidden
>         <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>         >
>         >> If I am not mistaken,Normally if windows has only one browser he
>         >> launches the said browser.
>         >>
>         >> Uninstall any other browser (IE included) to uninstall IE go
>         in the
>         >> uninstall software section (in the control panel) there is a
>         "add/remove
>         >> windows components" button (up left) from where you can
>         remove internet
>         >> explorer (has well has others functions)
>         >>
>         >>
>         >> Be careful and see to migrate one day to a gnu distribution.
>         >> Good luck
>         >>
>         >> Le 04/12/2016 02:05, Petr Vláčil a écrit :
>         >>> Hello,
>         >>>
>         >>> I started using this browser as a main on Windows 7 PRO
>         x64bit, but I can't click on set it as a default browser. Is
>         there any chance to set IceCat as a default browser?
>         >>>
>         >>> Thank you in advance.
>         >>>
>         >>> Btw. I found this
>         
> http://www.glump.net/howto/desktop/set-gnu-icecat-as-default-browser-in-windows-8-x
>         , but I don't know, whether is this functional on Windows 7 PRO
>         x64bit.
>         >>>
>         >>> --
>         >>> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
>         >>>
>         >> --
>         >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
>         >
>         >
>         >
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