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ungoogled-chromium (32 bit)

Posted: 5. Dec 2017, 07:35
by Kingpin
https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium

Salix really lacks a full-featured browser that doesn't spy on the user by default (Firefox, IceCat, PaleMoon, Vivaldi, Opera, Slimjet - they all do it, I've done the tests). Ungoogled-chromium's site provides the binaries for 64 bit Debian and Ubuntu, but nothing else. And I know there are some other browsers that don't spy on the user (Otter, QupZilla, whatever), but they don't support addons, and that's just essential these days.

Re: ungoogled-chromium (32 bit)

Posted: 5. Dec 2017, 10:16
by DidierSpaier
Hello,

Packages built by Eric Hameleers are available from http://slackware.uk/people/alien/slackbuilds/chromium/

Didier

Re: ungoogled-chromium (32 bit)

Posted: 5. Dec 2017, 17:01
by Kingpin
But that's regular Chromium. It still sends a bunch of requests to Google all the time. The point is the privacy.

Re: ungoogled-chromium (32 bit)

Posted: 5. Dec 2017, 18:48
by DidierSpaier
Then, I'm afraid you will have to build it form source using the SlackBuild provided by Eric.

Re: ungoogled-chromium (32 bit)

Posted: 5. Dec 2017, 19:43
by ChuangTzu
ungoogling chromium is next to impossible, its like saying you want to remove the sun from the sky to remove brightness.

How exactly do Firefox and IceCat dial home to google?

Re: ungoogled-chromium (32 bit)

Posted: 6. Dec 2017, 11:16
by Kingpin
ChuangTzu wrote:ungoogling chromium is next to impossible, its like saying you want to remove the sun from the sky to remove brightness
OK well, Salix still needs a privacy-based browser.
How exactly do Firefox and IceCat dial home to google?
It's not only about Google, but any unsolicited requests at all (and they make a bunch of those). But Firefox actually connects to google analytics when you visit its about:addons page:https://www.ghacks.net/2017/07/13/priva ... analytics/

Re: ungoogled-chromium (32 bit)

Posted: 6. Dec 2017, 12:29
by DidierSpaier
Kingpin wrote:OK well, Salix still needs a privacy-based browser.
Try lynx. Thomas E. Dickey won't spy you.

Re: ungoogled-chromium (32 bit)

Posted: 6. Dec 2017, 13:28
by elcore
Not sure about chrome. but you can configure mozilla, or palemoon profiles so it will not connect anywhere anymore.
Make a "user.js" and check in about:config for "http" and "https" and then replace in "user.js" the ones you don't want.

Alternatively just use snort or tcpdump, see where it's going and block in firewall, host file or dns record.

For palemoon, you could use this one for example:

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user_pref("app.releaseNotesURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("app.support.baseURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("app.vendorURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.0.uri", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.dictionaries.download.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.feedback.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.geolocation.warning.infoURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.getdevtools.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.mixedcontent.warning.infoURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.search.geoip.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.search.searchEnginesURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.slowstartup.help.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("devtools.devedition.promo.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("dom.mozApps.signed_apps_installable_from", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.blocklist.detailsURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.blocklist.itemURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.getAddons.get.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.getAddons.getWithPerformance.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.getAddons.recommended.browseURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.getAddons.recommended.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.getAddons.search.browseURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.getAddons.search.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.getMoreThemesURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.update.background.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.update.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("geo.wifi.uri", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("identity.fxaccounts.auth.uri", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("plugins.update.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("services.sync.fxa.privacyURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("services.sync.fxa.termsURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("services.sync.jpake.serverURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("services.sync.outdated.url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("services.sync.privacyURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("services.sync.serverURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("services.sync.statusURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("services.sync.syncKeyHelpURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("services.sync.termsURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("services.sync.tokenServerURI", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("social.directories", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("social.whitelist", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.infoURL", "http://127.0.0.1/");
user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", "http://127.0.0.1/");