I am currently doing a deep dive into whether or not Chromium is more secure than Firefox, and I will make a very long and comprehensive Lemmy post outlining my findings with specific sources. I expected this to take a few days, maybe a week, but after finding out many of the claims for both sides give no real sources, I expect this to take a month or longer. I will be reaching out to multiple first-party sources (Mozilla, GrapheneOS, etc.) to get their detailed statements on the matter. I want to provide something that actually covers the full picture of the issue with up to date sources, to hopefully put this to rest for anyone who doesn’t want to do the research.

I’m making this post in case anyone wants to provide any extra resources they have about the issue. Do not fight about this issue in the comments, save that until after I am able to release my work. I’m tired of the constant back and forth about this with little to no direct sources. This means that my other project, Open Source Everything, will be put on pause. The FAQ section of that very project is what sparked this, because I realized the issue was far more complex than I outlined in there. (Don’t trust the information in the FAQ just yet: it is still in the works.)

As always, don’t just give blind support to this just because I am making promises, but if you feel your support is needed then by all means go for it.

If any of you want me to turn this post into an update log, let me know and I will.

  • The 8232 Project@lemmy.mlOP
    112·
    1 month ago

    Google Chrome is not the same as Chromium, and protection from Google is not what this topic is covering. It is covering protection from malicious websites, and mainly claims about site isolation.

    Also, no. A commit log or version control system does not show information about security issues that have not been fixed yet.

    • TʜᴇʀᴀᴘʏGⒶʀʏ@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      32·
      1 month ago

      I feel like this community might get more out of something like Cromite vs Mull comparison. Does anyone on Lemmy, especially the privacy community, actually use Google Chrome?

      Awesome that you’re doing this though regardless. I’ve saved this post and look forward to reading your work

      • The 8232 Project@lemmy.mlOP
        55·
        1 month ago

        Does anyone on Lemmy, especially the privacy community, actually use Google Chrome?

        Again, Google Chrome is not the same as Chromium. Brave is based on Chromium, which many users in the privacy community use.

        Awesome that you’re doing this though regardless. I’ve saved this post and look forward to reading your work

        Thank you! I hope it will not disappoint

    • Autonomous User@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Thank you for clarifying your topic. Although, it would be interesting to see how Google’s presence might subtly shape language around security.