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Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser

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Post by raybeorn » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 3:29 PM UTC

Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser
blog.whitehatsec.com

Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser

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Post by TruthSHIFT » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 4:02 PM UTC

“If you’re not paying for something, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.”

I was hoping that this was something I could pay for. It's still a free web browser.

Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser

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Post by CrankyPants » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 4:10 PM UTC

TruthSHIFT wrote: post #2

“If you’re not paying for something, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.” I was hoping that this was something I could pay for. It's still a free web browser.

Noticed the same thing.

I hope they're more careful with their software design and monetization plan than they were with that announcement. And at some point they should probably address that it's still an advertisement–for their services.

Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser

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Post by pyalot2 » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 4:18 PM UTC

Proprietary "safer" web browser. Yeah right.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 4:22 PM UTC

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Post by tptacek » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 4:33 PM UTC

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

Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser

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Post by beaker52 » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 4:40 PM UTC

If 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 another.

Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser

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Post by saejox » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 4:49 PM UTC

Totally downloading because a wordpress page with binary download link is the safest/private thing i can think of.

Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser

#9

Post by webjunkie » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 4:49 PM UTC

Oh yeah, really long text and then an inviting "click here" at the end. That is neither the best usability nor SEO-friendly in any way.

Re: Introducing WhiteHat Aviator – A Safer Web Browser

#10

Post by rada » Mon, Oct 21, 2013, 4:52 PM UTC

saejox wrote: post #8

Totally downloading because a wordpress page with binary download link is the safest/private thing i can think of.

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http://whois.net/whois/whitehatsec.com