Don't use Chrome browser...

Edward1978

ericbsd

Don't use Chrome is deceptive when it should be: "Watch which extension you install!".

Firefox, our other Browser that lets you install add-ons or extensions, is not safe from that issue. It is like installing any software from their website; you are at risk of the same problem.

tsesani

As an old timer,
One, I use default Firefox and never add extensions.
Two, I use default Librewolf for sites that push unwanted junk.
Three, I use ungoogled-chromium and turn off JavaScript for all sites that I check daily.
I do all of this to get all I can out of my PC.
The modern browser and the web have just become to much for old people who started out on a Atari 800XL.

vimanuelt

tsesani
That gives me an idea to improve security. With FreeBSD/GhostBSD it would be possible to:

Treating the web as immutable content
Treating interaction as a privileged capability
Enforcing the policy at the system boundary, not the app

I'll add the idea to my project queue. It would be great to have a FreeBSD-native, layered design that gives you a true read-only web posture. We would not need to rely on any browser security settings or lack thereof. This would give us a consistent security policy for web use when wanting to just browse securely. Some web sites will likely not allow you to access their content, but if you are concerned about security, then you may not really want to accesss those sites anyway. Just being able to toggle on/off the security layer as needed would suffice for most users.

Edward1978

vimanuelt That will 100% eliminate cookies if the browser can't write to drive.

vimanuelt

Edward1978
The web experience was nice before cookies. It might inspire us create something better.