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JPG wrote:Has it occurred to thee that being in the majority 'group' makes thee one of the more likely targets due to the size of thy group.

Once a vulnerability is 'discovered', it becomes a turkey shoot(sorta).

JPG you make a point, but being in the majority ‘group’ so to speak also makes detection and prevention more likely before any real damage is done.

Frankly I believe Windows 10 S that uses only Apps to be the answer to most of the problems facing the general computer world today. I fought the concept tooth and nail when I first got my IPad but gradually I was force to see the real benefits.

Manufactures are facing cash flow problems, they need to generate capital for new development. The consumer demand for compatibility has made it possible for ancient early 2000 programs to still run on Windows 10. People get comfortable with a set of programs and let them ride. Now that Microsoft has said Windows 10 is the last release it is conceivable that things like Microsoft office 2003 will run well into the 2020’s. Hard to generate revenue that way.

Then there is all the freeware such as open office. And pirated software, so manufactures have to try to find revenue to use for development. Most add fluff to their programs trying to convince users they need to upgrade and that fluff often opens doors and windows to potential hackers.

Microsoft understands this and they are attempting to overcome the problem with ‘subscription’ based software. Others are following ex:quicken. But the transition is problematic, Microsoft is trying to charge nearly the same price for a one year subscription as you would pay to buy the product outright the year before. This will kill the Home market. They need to produce office as an app (no pirating) easy maintence, immediate market feedback, and most importantly ongoing revenue stream to fund future development.

The biggest thing to remember is nothing in life is free. These “free” browsers carry a high cost factors in personal information that is surrendered when using them.

If you like Firefox take a look at Comodo Ice Dragon... Mozilla Firefox based but a little higher security and somewhat faster. Been running it about a week and it seems much more stable.
I like Opera on my Linux laptop. Sorry but after using Opera with Linux on my older HP unit running MS-Edge on Windows 10 on the newish supposedly faster Asus laptop feels a little like driving a car while dragging a parachute...

Tryin Ice Dragon - liking it so far!

Had some issues with the latest Firefox and for a week used Chrome. I like Chrome but I don't like all the tracking cookies. With Firefox I only got the same 19 flash cookies even if I didn't run a scan for 30 days. Within one week with Chrome I got 69, deleted them and then scanned the next day and there were 39. I'm doing a complete re-installation of Windows 7 today and would like to know if someone has a solution for using Chrome and blocking all those cookies. Reinstall should eliminate the flash cookies and I'll be more careful going forward to not let them come back.

db5 wrote:Had some issues with the latest Firefox and for a week used Chrome. I like Chrome but I don't like all the tracking cookies. With Firefox I only got the same 19 flash cookies even if I didn't run a scan for 30 days. Within one week with Chrome I got 69, deleted them and then scanned the next day and there were 39. I'm doing a complete re-installation of Windows 7 today and would like to know if someone has a solution for using Chrome and blocking all those cookies. Reinstall should eliminate the flash cookies and I'll be more careful going forward to not let them come back.

Do the cookies do any harm?

If not, why do they need to be eliminated from a browser (Chrome) that you would like to use?

Some people don't like them because they give companies too much info about your browsing habits and they can be used to customize online ads or send you emails for products they think you will like. On the positive side they can make logins easy to sites you frequently visit and optimize the content that you have showed interest in on previous visits. My take is that for me at least I prefer to let them make my life a little easier at the expense of the privacy I loose to them knowing my browsing habits. I suppose they could get malicious but I have never had any issues.