Comments on: Browser security and privacy tips

Simple ways to keep malware off your PC and snoops at bay while using the Web.

[john55440]

No IE8 Tips/Information = Poor/Incomplete Article.

[doreilly]

Dear John55440,

Did you miss this?

"So what about Internet Explorer? IE 8 is said to be more secure than IE 7, which in turn was said to be more secure than IE 6. Two facts remain: Internet Explorer uses ActiveX, which in my opinion is inherently insecure; and IE 8's security options are way too complicated. What do those slider controls mean, really? (Press Alt, click Tools > Internet Options, and choose either the Security or Privacy tab to see what I mean.)"

In the future, please read the entire post before you comment.

Respectfully,
Dennis O'Reilly

[reybango]

@Dennis: Have you taken a look at Firefox 3.5 beta? It's substantially faster & includes private browsing.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

Rey
Mozilla Add-ons Community Lead

[asifms]

I don't know why people talk too much about Chrome/Fire Fox.. I'm quite a technical guy my self. I use chrome as my default browser.. But many times during my browsing i have to shift my self to IE .. because so many sites are built on IE and won't respond on chrome or fire fox. Normal user would not know it and would keep hitting his head against the wall.. I think till the technologies are mature we must not in general recommend gadgets for normal users.

[jake3373]

Almost every site I visit works fine in Firefox and Chrome. Also, as a website designer, I program for Firefox, then test in Chrome, IE, Safari, Opera, etc. IE usually requires special code top get some of the pages to work.

[Issaland]

I use always sandboxed browser. Without isolation browser is never really safe.

[Lerianis3]

Then you must only use IE, because it is the only 'sandboxed' browser on the market right now. You are right however: without isolation of the browser from the operating system (IE meets this obligation, in protected mode things that affect the system CANNOT run without user consent), no browser is secure.

[GangstaBoyC]

You can also do this using Safari web browser (apple.com/safari/download). click on EDIT then private browsing. it's the best web browser(sucks for add-ons but i dont use them). i personally recommend safari 3 but if u like 4 better, it ur choice.

[Lerianis3]

ActiveX is not inherently insecure.... it was the IMPLEMENTATION that IE used and, in some cases, still uses that was and still is inherently insecure.