It's been about a year and a half since I decided to get rid of Chrome from
both staff and public computers here.  I reached that point after seeing
just how much network traffic was generated due to updates and who knows
what, and also finding out that Chrome was saving every single installation
update file on my work computer until those files took up 30GB (I haven't
seen that anywhere else, but then again, I never looked).  It also doesn't
like it when you disable or delete Chrome's scheduled tasks, as it
re-creates them at will.

My go to browser now is Vivaldi.  It supports Chrome extensions, so I don't
miss my browser dev tools.

I also use Firefox quite a bit, depending on the site I'm visiting.

But how I miss the Opera of yore, especially the version with the
absolutely fantastic kiosk capabilities.

John Lolis
Coordinator of Computer Systems

<https://whiteplainslibrary.org/>
100 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY  10601

tel: 1.914.422.1497
fax: 1.914.422.1452

https://whiteplainslibrary.org/

*When you think about it, *all* security is ultimately security by
ignorance.*



On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 7:48 PM Sam Manderson <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Greetings library colleagues,
>
> I would like to propose the changes to Google Chrome make the use of the
> application in a Public PC environment unconscionable from a user privacy
> standpoint.
> https://www.wired.com/story/google-chrome-login-privacy/
> https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2018/09/23/why-im-leaving-chrome/
>
> Mozilla's 'Firefox' is a comparable web-browser which is in my view a good
> replacement, and the values of Mozilla more closely align with broader
> library values.
> https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/
> https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
>
> Best,
>
> Sam Manderson
> Librarian - Mobile & Outreach Services | Whangarei Libraries Whangarei
> District Council | Private Bag 9006, Whangarei 0148 |
> www.whangarei-libraries.com P 09 430 4206 | DDI 09 470 3002 | E
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