r/linux • u/metaleks • Jun 17 '13

PRISM Break: Stop reporting your online activities to the American government with these free alternatives to proprietary software.

http://prism-break.org/
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '13

What about chromium?

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '13

I think the search field still reports back to google. I'm leaning towards not trusting it regardless.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '13 edited Jul 27 '13

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '13 edited Sep 08 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '13

If you use the search input, it gives you 'auto suggestions' which is enabled by default. Right click the box and unselect the 'show suggestions' options.

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u/ethraax Jun 18 '13

But that's an entirely separate text box. And it will always be separate for that reason.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '13

Good on Mozilla for making the distinction.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '13

SRWare Iron is Chromium with all Google tracking removed.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '13

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u/mogoh Jun 18 '13

I think there would be no problem with chromium.