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

[Daniel Quintiliani]

I doubt Microsoft would risk taking screenshots of employee's computers at 
Fortune 500 companies. Do you know how dangerously illegal that is?

--

-Dan Q


On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 03:05:18 +0100 (CET), <address@hidden> wrote:

> "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:
> 
> 
> > 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> > 
> > 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>>  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>> >:
> >> > 
> >> >     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>> >> 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>> >> 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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> >> > 
> >> > 
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