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

[Daniel Quintiliani]

I know. I'd imagine that would violate trade secrets laws, or identity theft if 
your social security number was involved.

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-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.
> >         >>>
> >         >>> --
> >         >>> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
> >         >>>
> >         >> --
> >         >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > --
> >         > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
> >         >
> > 
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