[conspire] xz exploit and backdoor

[Steve Litt]

Deirdre Saoirse Moen said on Fri, 5 Apr 2024 02:01:59 -0700

>On Apr 5, 2024, at 12:36 AM, Ron / BCLUG <admin at bclug.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> Wait a second, I thought Chromium was, if not de-Googled, pre-Googled
>> (the open browser that Google added their stuff to)?  
>
>No. They were definitely doing uncool surveillance and trying to nerf
>Safari’s settings via WebKit commits before they *gestures
>cryptically* forked off. This is why I don’t have Chrome or Chromium
>on my machine. If I need a Chrome-based browser, I use Microsoft Edge.

What would your choice be if you had only Linux?

Thanks,

SteveT

Steve Litt 

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