Google Chrome, Iridium, Dragon, and Iron Browsers

[SearchLight]

All the other browsers, SRWare Iron, Iridium, Comodo Dragon are often said to be safer, and more secure than Google Chrome as they claim to not transmit or phone home unnecessary telemetry.

From your own experiences, which one of these lives up to that reputation, and have you decided to use?

 

[ForgottenSeer 55474]

I will continue to use Google Chrome

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

Chrome because of stability, speed, compatibility reasons.

But I use the following command line switches.

--disable-background-networking --disable-component-extensions-with-background-pages --dns-prefetch-disable --no-pings --disable-logging

 

[SearchLight]

Chrome because of stability, speed, compatibility reasons.

But I use the following command line switches.

--disable-background-networking --disable-component-extensions-with-background-pages --dns-prefetch-disable --no-pings --disable-logging

Sounds good. Could you tell me where to insert these switches? Thanks for the support.

 

[ispx]

of the given choices i would choose comodo as it can be made portable as well.

 

[frogboy]

For a Chrome alternative I use SlimJet and Vivaldi, they suit me just fine.

 

[SearchLight]

Sounds good. Could you tell me where to insert these switches? Thanks for the support.

ForgottenSeer 58943, I took all these command line switches, and added them to the end of the Target in Chromes Shortcut, after the final closing quotation ". Clicked apply, and and no problem. I am assuming that these enhance the browser or as they say "harden the browser" ? Thanks

 

[ispx]

For a Chrome alternative I use

opera

 

[shmu26]

It will be hard to find another 3rd party browser as secure as Google Chrome, because Google has the resources to beat the competition.

If you don't like Chrome or Edge, why not use Firefox?

 

[SearchLight]

I have taken Slyguys suggestions and added the command line switches to Chrome.

I have Firefox(x64bit) on my machine and use it on occasion but always found Chrome to be faster. They also say that the devs patch vulnerabilities faster.

 

[simmerskool]

dragon with cf10@cs why not? no idea yet if dragon has less telemetry than chrome. not sure if dragon is better, but my experience it doesn't seem worse. I also have slimjet. will look into ForgottenSeer 58943's cmd -switches. (run centos_firefox on my linux box & opera | safari on my macbook | edge on my w10)

EDIT: I forgot I use chrome on my chromebook

 

[HarborFront]

No use Comodo so no comment.

The other 3 connect back to Google on start up

 

[HarborFront]

I have taken Slyguys suggestions and added the command line switches to Chrome.

I have Firefox(x64bit) on my machine and use it on occasion but always found Chrome to be faster. They also say that the devs patch vulnerabilities faster.

Actually, besides Mozilla-based, most Chromium-based and Chrome browsers are fast if you use Google search engine, with minimum extensions and with speed tweaking of the browsers

As far as security patches are concerned Chrome and Chromium are at the forefront. The rest are usually behind.

 

[HarborFront]

It will be hard to find another 3rd party browser as secure as Google Chrome, because Google has the resources to beat the competition.

If you don't like Chrome or Edge, why not use Firefox?

Yes, security wise Chrome is the best but its privacy sucks

 

[HarborFront]

of the given choices i would choose comodo as it can be made portable as well.

Many browsers have their portable version too eg Chrome, Chromium, Iridium, Ungoogled Chromium, Opera, FF, Waterfox etc

 

[ravi prakash saini]

I use chrome for security reason. privacy what privacy I am using Windows 10 and android phone so privacy is out of question

 

[FrFc1908]

no matter what I will keep using chrome , nothing beats the original I have vivaldi as backup.

 

[ispx]

Many browsers have their portable version too eg Chrome, Chromium, Iridium, Ungoogled Chromium, Opera, FF, Waterfox etc

chrome : google chrome, not interested.

chromium : zip folder portable, not to my liking / .paf portable zemana blocks it.

iridium : zip folder portable, not to my liking.

ungoogled chromium : zip folder portable, not to my liking.

opera : i got / like / use this, single .exe file which is why i keep it. i do not want a portable with a 7z / .zip folder to save on my disk.

firefox : portable from portable apps, not interested.

waterfox : 64 bit only.

comodo browsers : single .exe file can be made portable by just checking a box during installation, simply brilliant.

if you know of a portable browser with a single self-executing .exe file like maxthon nitro / qtweb, please do let me know.

privacy what privacy I am using Windows 10 and android phone so privacy is out of question

very well said rps

 

[LahiruRajinda]

I use a combination of Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi.
Chrome for secure transactions. Opera for daily browsing, and Vivaldi.... for fun.

 

[HarborFront]

I have taken Slyguys suggestions and added the command line switches to Chrome.

I have Firefox(x64bit) on my machine and use it on occasion but always found Chrome to be faster. They also say that the devs patch vulnerabilities faster.

The list of command line switches is here

List of Chromium Command Line Switches « Peter Beverloo

Unless you are doing what he's doing for normal use some are not required