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#38585

Studio C is fantastic.

#38586

If you use Google as a search engine then they may be able to track you on the sites you go on for google
But every line of code you can view for Firefox as it’s thankfully Open Source
Chrome is not :upside_down_face:

#38587

LOL

#38588

Which is also why Firefox is able to be a worthy competitor to such a gigantic corporation
Developers from around the world contribute to Firefox because they have access to the code
People can’t randomly contribute to Chrome (Unless they contribute to Chromium, where most of Chrome’s code comes from and is also open source)

#38589

Chromium is :wink:

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#38590

The only real advantages you gain from not being open source is that competitors cannot take your code and make it their own, or if you’re going to be sneaky like Google or Stylish and steal millions of data illegally :upside_down_face:

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#38591

“OH Hiiii USA…I heard you were having family problems and I thought we should get back together

both parents pull out guns

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#38592

This is all going to go under the radar because of BLM and Coronavirus just like what happened when congress tried to pass a law that would make end-to-end encryption on US servers illegal

#38593

I had bad version of Chromium before that downloaded as a virus and would install every day. It was terrible. I get that it was prob just an evil version of it but like I have my worries

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#38594

OH! While I’m recommending software and browser extensions

This is the best anti-virus software imo, my dad recommends it.
I also somehow randomly end up with free premium trials as well.

#38595

it depends what you’re looking for

for most people id recommend MBAM but if you’re a super security freak i’d say kaspersky or something

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#38596

How do I know this?
I wonder why

:looks back at 8 yearold self trying to download Simpsons Hit & Run free off of Softonic:

#38597

U get a free trial whenever it updates

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#38598

I used to have subscription for over 4 years, last year they made an announcement that they would start collecting more data and I threw it out of the window. Not worth it.

Just Windows Defender is enough as long as you don’t download suspicious .exes and launch them every day.

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#38599

.exe is one of the most dangerous files to run
Don’t do it

#38600

I use Gridinsoft Anti-Malware.

I’d be surprised if anyone here knows it.

#38601

Not well known anti-virus software is probably a good use because they’re unlikely to be participating in major data scandals because it wouldn’t be worth it to them.

#38602

Suspicious_File.exe

Wow, that looks trustworthy, let’s run it!

#38603

I mean there’s a difference between downloading .exe for an application like IrfanView, or downloading a “Photoshop” .exe from some shady "www.totallyfreesoftwarethatisnotascam.net" site.

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#38604

oh, thats news to me

windows defender is surprisingly good nowadays

i pair it with MBAM because i have free premium (for reasons i still don’t remember?) but for a microsoft free antivirus; defender is actually great

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