Tiime@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 20 days agoZen Browser: A New Privacy-Focused Browser(Firefox)techwavearena.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down19cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkZen Browser: A New Privacy-Focused Browser(Firefox)techwavearena.comTiime@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 20 days agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squarecamilobotero@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up33·20 days agoI am using it as my main browser right now, and I really like it. It replaced Arc Browser on both windows and macOS.
minus-squareKrafty Kactus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·20 days agoI’m liking it but I’m fully ready to jump back to my faithful Librewolf if Zen proves untrustworthy.
minus-squarecamilobotero@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up16·20 days agoHow to prove that you can trust the browser? I’m genuinely asking. It is open source, and people can review the code on GitHub.
minus-squareNeon 🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️⚧️🇹🇼🇮🇱🏳️🌈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·20 days agoBut do they? No.
minus-squareKrafty Kactus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·20 days agoGenerally they don’t and I’m still wary of Zen but as long as they’re staying on the latest FF version and not adding any telemetry of their own then I’m gonna use it.
minus-squarefl42v@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·19 days agoSo, the whole xz backdoor saga was merely a figment of my imagination?
I am using it as my main browser right now, and I really like it. It replaced Arc Browser on both windows and macOS.
I’m liking it but I’m fully ready to jump back to my faithful Librewolf if Zen proves untrustworthy.
How to prove that you can trust the browser? I’m genuinely asking. It is open source, and people can review the code on GitHub.
But do they?
No.
Generally they don’t and I’m still wary of Zen but as long as they’re staying on the latest FF version and not adding any telemetry of their own then I’m gonna use it.
So, the whole xz backdoor saga was merely a figment of my imagination?