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Ask Slashdot: Most Secure Browser In an Age of Surveillance?

Posted by Soulskill on from the lynx-seems-pretty-safe dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With the discovery that the NSA may be gathering extensive amounts of data, and the evidence suggesting makers of some of the most popular browsers may be in on the action, I am more than a little wary of which web browser to use. Thus, I pose a question to the community: is there a 'most secure' browser in terms of avoiding personal data collection? Assuming we all know by know how to 'safely' browse the internet (don't click on that ad offering to free your computer of infections) what can the lay person do have a modicum of protection, or at least peace of mind?"

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  1. Internet Explorer by futuramasd · · Score: 5, Funny

    IE10 and 11 are superb browses. They containing many very good tactics to secure the browser and computer, for example, true sandboxing and JIT hardening. Most other browsers don't come even close.

    Secondly, the sandboxing means that IE is usually able to block an attack on plug-ins like the Flash Player and JAVA VM. This alone makes surfing with IE remarkably safe.

    IE really is an different kind of beast in the sea of mediocre browsers. It has come long way and is aiming for the top.

    - John Futura
    Security Consultant

    1. Re:Internet Explorer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      You actually trust your hardware ???!!!!

      You have to start with a handful of diodes and a soldering iron you naive, easily deceived person.

    2. Re:Internet Explorer by jones_supa · · Score: 3, Funny

      What? You're basically complaining that while IE is becoming more standard compliant, your crusty bubblegum hacks won't work anymore.

    3. Re:Internet Explorer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      I think he is complaining that he needs to find new crusty bubblegum hacks for IE10 to get it to display properly.

    4. Re:Internet Explorer by Monoman · · Score: 4, Funny

      Exactly. The key is actually _SETECASTRONOMY.

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    5. Re:Internet Explorer by meustrus · · Score: 4, Funny

      You'll have to hand-code (from source to binary) every bite of the compiler you use and then type it in through a BIOS that you've also hand coded -- entering the BIOS code through a set of toggle switches on the front panel.

      So...you'll have to install Gentoo then?

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  2. w3m / lynx by smash · · Score: 4, Funny

    sacrifices may be required

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  3. The browsers! by fustakrakich · · Score: 4, Funny

    They do nothing!

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