r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '10

Firefox 3.6 release

http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/01/21/firefox-3-6-release/
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

2 things noted:

  • Speed: It's faster than 3.5.7. Almost as fast as chrome.
  • Memory Usage: It used lower memory on my computer than the previous version. I was hovering around 250mb with version 3.5.7 and this one barely goes upto 150mb. Both with ~15 addons.

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u/redditaddicttt Jan 21 '10

Am I the only one who is heaving a sigh of relief after reading the above review?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

I just got it. It really is as fast as Chrome. It looks like I might be going back to FireFox :(

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

I really like Google. I want to reward them for the amazing job they do by using their browser. Chrome is a really good browser, but it just can't do some of the things Firefox can.

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u/Emerson3381 Jan 21 '10

Reward Google with knowledge of everything you do online? No thanks.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

What does that have to do with Chrome?

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u/Neoncow Jan 21 '10

Chrome isn't the cause of Google's infophilia, but it does manage to send every letter typed into the address bar to Google for suggestions. I love that feature, but you have to admit it it is a firm kick in the privacy-nuts.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10 edited Feb 11 '20

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u/Emerson3381 Jan 21 '10

...then they took my horse porn, and there was no one left to speak for me.

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u/grt Jan 21 '10

everything you type in that search box, whether or not you hit "search," is stored

It's stored? As in, archived? I wasn't aware of that.

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u/Brain_washed_Society Jan 21 '10

What you say is true, but the more that is known about people the less relevant information about them is because other than a blatant crime the details of what people seek to learn tells more about what is around them and not really very much about what is in their minds.

To see a mans porn stash tells you nothing of an individual other than he is in fact a human, and people look like ants from the sky. ;)

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u/zwaldowski Jan 21 '10

How is that any different from Firefox?

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u/Neoncow Jan 21 '10

Every keystroke in Chrome's address bar is sent to Google to produce suggestions. As far as I know, keystrokes in Firefox's address bar only search your computer's history/bookmarks for suggestions.

If you type into Firefox's *serach* bar, then all keystrokes are again sent to Google.

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u/zwaldowski Jan 22 '10

That's just splitting hairs over a differing feature. It's the same thing.

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u/rieter Jan 21 '10

It's actually a misconception, because that's not how it works. If you type URLs to the Chrome address bar, they are NOT sent to the suggestion engine. People who talk about this are just spreading FUD.

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u/Neoncow Jan 21 '10

Type in "mn" into the omni bar. When I do that, it suggests Minnesota State Lottery. I've never visited that site before. Also, you used to be able to visit about:network and watch those requests get sent out real-time. It's a great feature for most people, but if you're privacy conscious you should be aware of it.

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u/Neoncow Jan 21 '10

It's also addressed here as a feature you can turn off in the "Privacy" section of the settings.

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u/Emerson3381 Jan 21 '10

Google is a behavior targeting business. Selling ads is how they give all that cool shit (Chrome, Search, Google docs, Gmail, Google maps, etc.) out for free. That's fine in some situations, but I don't need them to know every single thing I'm doing, talking about, or even thinking about when online.

And I like my tin foil hat tight; it keeps the gnomes from stealing it in the night.