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

[Narcis Garcia]

Do you mean you told a supposition without having any report about it?
No source link to refer?

If so, this informative style harms to freedom and privacy projects.


El 29/12/16 a les 03:05, address@hidden ha escrit:
> "Information source?"
> 
> I hate to be that person that says to go use a search engine but if you
> check out startpage.com and youtube you will find a few good results.
> 
> "I know. I'd imagine that would violate trade secrets laws, or identity
> theft if your social security number was involved."
> 
> and somehow they seem to get away with it. Prism.
> 
> 28. Dec 2016 14:33 by address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>:
> 
>     I know. I'd imagine that would violate trade secrets laws, or
>     identity theft if your social security number was involved.
> 
>     --
> 
>     -Dan Q
> 
> 
>     On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 19:23:33 +0100, Narcis Garcia
>     <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
> 
>         "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
>         <mailto: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>
>         <mailto:address@hidden <mailto: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>
>         <mailto:address@hidden
>         <mailto: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>
>         > <mailto:address@hidden
>         <mailto: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.
>         > >>>
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>         > >
>         > >
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