The bug still exists in the current version on Ubuntu 14.04.4.
Firefox runs silently as root without indicating anything out of the
ordinary, providing escalation of malicious javascript and malware
execution for free. This is a /serious/ issue, please fix by removing
links.
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You received
The bug still exists in version 575 using daily build of Lubuntu 13.04
in a live boot.
Received the message Chromium can not be run as root. Please start
Chromium as a normal user. To run as root, you must specify an alternate
--user-data-dir for storage of profile information.
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