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Spyware Article 3 | Surf [Web Browsers]

Postby ethical hacker » Mon Jul 08, 2024 7:25 am

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Spyware Level: → Not Spyware

Firstly, what is Spyware? We define spyware as anything that contains telemetry, calling home, automatic updates, or is eavesdropping without the user's knowledge or consent.

Surf is a elementary web browsing programme predicated upon WebKit2/GTK+. It hath the capability to exhibit websites and pursue links. Mitmproxy was employed to check for connections.

CONCLUSION
Surf engages not a solitary unsolicited demand. It was experimented alongside tabbed, another article of software generated by the same individuals for use with surf, it provides support for tabs. From a privacy perspective, this browser proves to be an exceptional selection.

Surf necessitates the usage of proxychains to interface with Tor, as it exclusively provides support for HTTP proxies, not SOCKS.

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