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New Web Browser Leaves No Footprints

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-poof-just-like-that-he's-gone dept.

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."

3 of 388 comments (clear)

  1. Best idea I've heard all decade by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?

  2. Re:Nothing new by geminidomino · · Score: 5, Funny

    '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.

  3. Use lynx via SSH by david_g17 · · Score: 5, Funny

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