This is a browser built on Chromium. Where is its source code? Is this a closed-source wrapper around Chromium? Later: Answer: Yes. https://twitter.com/jeremiahg/status/392335814048247808
My thoughts exactly. Why haven't they made the source public.
Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
11–20 of 43 posts
Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
#12This is a browser built on Chromium. Where is its source code? Is this a closed-source wrapper around Chromium? Later: Answer: Yes. https://twitter.com/jeremiahg/status/392335814048247808
I am doing a double-take as well.
It seems like closed-source is antithesis to "designed for the every day person who really values their online security and privacy."
Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
#13Never heard of this company before, not sure what to think of their blog post announcing the availability of this browser. If I'm not mistaken, one can pretty much configure any browser to do what they have identified done in their browser, unless there's more.
Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
#14I find it incredible that someone would publish a web browser claiming to be safer:
a) without publishing the source code, and
b) acting surprised when people don't trust it.
Seriously, what was @jeremiahg thinking?
Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
#15Something actually interesting in the space of a safer web browser: http://goto.ucsd.edu/quark/
Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
#16I would imagine the target market consists solely of those who have already contracted with this company.
Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
#17How does this make any sense?
" As the adage goes, “If you’re not paying for something, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.” Browsers are no different,
...
WhiteHat Security has no interest or stake in the online advertising industry, so we can offer a browser free of ulterior motives. What you see is what you get. We aren’t interested in tracking you or your browsing history, or in letting anyone else have that information either."
Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
#18How does this make any sense? " As the adage goes, “If you’re not paying for something, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.” Browsers are no different, ... WhiteHat Security has no interest or stake in the online advertising industry, so we can offer a browser free of ulterior motives. What you see is what you get. We aren’t interested in tracking you or your browsing history, or in letting anyone…
And with Chromium or Firefox we can see the source code and know for sure....
Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
#19If I got an email from george@avoid416scam.com claiming to protect my bank account from 416 scams for free if I give him access to my bank account, I'd be suspicious. Instead I got a website from whitehatsec.com claiming to provide me a more secure web browser for free, claiming it's perfectly safe to put in my bank account info into it. Won't touch it with a barge pole. My spidey sense is tingling for one reason or…
Well it is Whitehat Security, so the website is not really a negative I would say.
But I agree ;)
Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
#20This is a browser built on Chromium. Where is its source code? Is this a closed-source wrapper around Chromium? Later: Answer: Yes. https://twitter.com/jeremiahg/status/392335814048247808
I am doing a double-take as well. It seems like closed-source is antithesis to "designed for the every day person who really values their online security and privacy."
I think the key word there is 'every day person', which for most non-technical people means that they trust someone has looked after the problem, and may actually feel safer by paying someone to do so.