On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:08:02 -0300 Nicolás Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm the packager of icecat for parabola gnu/linux (link in the signature) > using a modified pkgbuild[0] (build script) from figue[1] from which we > removed google services and related replacing them with privacy-aware/libre > alternatives, like scroogle, yacy, internet archive, jamendo, etc. Offering Scroogle even after the problems it has had lately with accessing Google? Seems like you may put your users in a bind if Scroogle were to have issues again... > In the current version we removed firefox's safe browsing, as it relies on > a google service... > > What do you think of this? I think you're unnecessarily endangering your users for no reason at all. Why is Google so harmful in this case? Firefox does a pretty good job at protecting its users' data so Google doesn't know exactly what URL the user is visiting. You need to weigh the pros and cons here. I personally feel that having working anti-phishing/anti-malware support is a core part of Firefox's mission to keep users secure. If you turn that off, you're putting users at risk. My 2c, ~reed -- Reed Loden - <[email protected]> / <[email protected]> GNU Project [gnu.org] / Free Software Foundation [fsf.org] -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
