New Web Browser Leaves No Footprints

eastbayted writes "InfoWorld reports a new web browser designed to protect users privacy is available for download. Called Browzar, it 'automatically deletes Internet caches, histories, cookies and auto-complete forms.' It also boasts a search engine, which the company will use to generate income. The 264KB application is the brainchild of Ajaz Ahmen, known for creating the U.K.'s first ISP Freeserve. The forthcoming version is for Windows only, but Mac and Linux versions will be available eventually."

Comments

Best idea I've heard all decade

[BadAnalogyGuy]

This will be on work laptops across the world.

Surfing for porn on the company's own hardware is a difficult problem to solve because you know that the machine's going to hang up on you right in the middle of some huge download and you're going to have to take that dead machine down to IT where they will come to know all about your little addiction.

With this software, you can be sure you're clean even when the PC crashes.

They selling stock?

Re:Best idea I've heard all decade

[igaborf]

If your porn browsing results in "huge downloads" on your laptop, you should probably have some paper towels handy.

Re:Best idea I've heard all decade

[multiOSfreak]

Or they find out about when the unproven software ends up giving someone full access due to a dodgy exploit.

Uh, you mean like Internet Explorer?

Re:Best idea I've heard all decade

[Lam 'al Adie]

Or they find out about when the unproven software ends up giving someone full access due to a dodgy exploit.

Uh, you mean like Internet Explorer?

No, very much unlike Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer is proven to give anyone full access due to several very straight forward exploits.

Obligitary funny story about Google Autocomplete

[jolyonr]

Ok. I just posted this to them as an example of why people should be very, very careful, but it's funny enough I should share it here.

A few years ago I was doing IT consultancy in London, and a client had a problem with her PC all acting funny.

I went along, it was the secretary/receptionist's PC so she moved over, and sat next to me watching what I was doing as I investigated.

I found a suspicious DLL beginning with 'S' running on the system, so I did what you would normally do, do a google search and see what it comes up with.

As soon as I typed the first 'S', up pops good old google autocomplete:

"STD clinic london"

I typed as fast as I could and hoped she didn't notice!

Turned out her PC had a virus too.

Jolyon

Re:Nothing new

[geminidomino]

'm not trying to be an OSS zealot here (honestly), but how does this do anything that Firefox doesn't do already?

If the text is to be believed, it does 1 thing firefox doesn't.

Fit on a 5.5" DSDD Floppy.

Re:Hmmm

[rtyall]

Or the My Web Search toolbar. I bet the adverts'll load reeeaalllly fast on this browser.

Re:Browser with more honest PR department

[Aethedor]

That's funny. In order to hide your porn, you use software that has specifically been made to hide porn. no-porn-finding-girlfriend starts program. "Please, enter your password to access the porn".

Re:Nothing new

[finkployd]

5.5" Floppy - are you sure? I've only ever heard of 3.5" and 5.25" floppies

What! You never heard of 8" floppies? Kids these days.

Finkployd

Re:Be nice to your friends...

[PrayingWolf]

Use Browzar - the choice of 30 year old men who live with their mothers.

Re:Obligitary funny story about Google Autocomplet

[Anonymous Coward]

So, did you score?

Use lynx via SSH

[david_g17]

SSH into your own box, and surf p0rn sites with lynx. what? you don't go there just to read the articles?