[Cialug] Chromium vs. Chrome

[Matt]

The way I understand it, Chrome is Chromium with DRM capabilities 
added.  That difference is what makes it so that Chrome can use Netflix, 
while Chromium cannot (there are ways to patch Chromium to add libraries 
needed to access Netflix so that you can watch it on a Linux box, and if 
Google does, in fact, add phone-home/spyware capabilities -- and you 
aren't totally Debian about not adding any closed-source software -- 
patching Chromium is probably the way to go... of course, then you have 
to wonder if the closed-source DRM libs you just added ferry your data 
to Netflix).  I haven't really been keeping track of the desktop side of 
Linux lately, so I haven't come across Brave, nor have I been paying 
attention to Chrome as it relates to Linux.  I used to use Chrome on 
Windows simply because Firefox was so damn slow, but since about a year 
ago when I discovered that Firefox wasn't garbage-slow anymore, I have 
been using Firefox exclusively.

Sorry, for not being any help,

Matt (N0BOX)

On 4/20/2020 6:25 PM, Dan Hockey wrote:
> I've heard Chromium described as a de-gooled form of chrome. Not having it
> call home to the mother ship to upload your browsing habits is an
> improvement in it's self. BTW I've never heard Brave I'll have to make an
> effort to give it a try.
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 5:08 PM Kyle H <khamil8686 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> you can install plugins to make it more secure, but it's pretty much
>> identical to Google Chrome... i believe chrome is a fork of it or something
>> like that?
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 3:20 PM L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Too many sites nowdays are only supporting Chrome, .. yet Chrome is the
>>> most insecure browser in the market (i.e. no way to block JS, for those
>> of
>>> us that care).
>>>
>>> Is Chromium any better from a security standpoint?
>>>
>>>          Thanks!
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