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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:20:04 -0000 (UTC)
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Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote at 12:54 this Sunday (GMT):
> Shadow wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> On 13 Oct 2024 04:00:31 GMT, Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> <snip>
>>
>> 	Ever started Wireshark and then loaded Firefox? Don't open any
>> external pages, just load it.
>> 	It connects to over a dozen sites, and worse, maintains
>> several connections. My /etc/hosts file looks like a shopping list.
>> 	And that is with "safebrowsing" , geolocation , prefetch and
>> all other "excuses" turned off.
>>
>> 	It's been on this list
>>
>> <https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-security-roundup-for-week-42-2024/>
>>
>> 	For the last 20+ weeks. Always a regression or backdoor "that
>> allows a remote attacker to gain control of your machine when visiting
>> a specially crafted page".
>>
>> 	Why do I still use it? Chrome is worse....
>> 	[]'s
>
> The etherape app is a cool quick-n-dirty way to look at net connections and
> activity. On this Debian box, Chromium with DuckDuckGo seems fairly light,
> while Firefox sets the display on fire (loading a buncha ads) and then calms
> down.
>
> Right now watching the connection to SomaFM beating like a heart.
>
> F'up set.


Thanks for telling me about etherape, this looks awesome!!
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