Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 28th Aug 2009 12:42 UTC
Another instalment of Ask OSNews. A reader sent us in a question about browser security and privacy. "Could you please advise me and your readers on what you consider to be the safest web browser? I am considering the term 'safe' from both a privacy and security stand point."
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If you are looking for security in both the browser and platform then lets get serious. OpenBSD and lynx would be the way to go. Ok, I wasn't serious but it would be pretty secure, if a bit less functional then other setups.
Thom, you left IE out of your article. I'm not going to say its the best browser or the most secure, but I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss it either. IE can be secure IF you know how. Microsoft actually has security measures in place in the control panel, go to internet options. You can find the security zones tab in there and place certain sites in a zone. There are a few more ways to secure it with different options as well. Although that might be getting out of the scope of this article because the user would need to know where to go and which options to select.