From c1fefdc47af5a484bdbc059457201df483833891 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: anonymous Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 02:03:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] re-tested waterfox, waterfox now has two versions, did classic, updated and downsized the article --- articles/example.html | 18 ++-- articles/index.html | 2 +- articles/waterfox.html | 149 --------------------------------- articles/waterfox_classic.html | 110 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ images/wfox.png | Bin 235303 -> 0 bytes 5 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 161 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 articles/waterfox.html create mode 100644 articles/waterfox_classic.html delete mode 100644 images/wfox.png diff --git a/articles/example.html b/articles/example.html index d01683e..a3671ef 100644 --- a/articles/example.html +++ b/articles/example.html @@ -1,14 +1,10 @@ - - [Program/Service Name Here] — Spyware Watchdog - + + [Program/Service Name Here] — Spyware Watchdog + -
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diff --git a/articles/waterfox_classic.html b/articles/waterfox_classic.html index e5385fd..6224803 100644 --- a/articles/waterfox_classic.html +++ b/articles/waterfox_classic.html @@ -1,21 +1,27 @@ - + + + + + + + Waterfox Classic — Spyware Watchdog - +
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Waterfox Classic

Version tested was 2020.10.

Waterfox is a web browser that is a fork of Firefox.

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Spyware Level: High

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Spyware Level: High

Waterfox is a fork of Firefox that claims to be more private and secure than Firefox. However, Waterfox contains telemetry and shares @@ -23,7 +29,7 @@

Waterfox connects to spyware services when it is first run

- If you start up Waterfox for the first time, it will make 55 requests[4] to several spyware platforms, notably + If you start up Waterfox for the first time, it will make 55 requests[4] to several spyware platforms, notably Matomo, and Mozilla online services like its Geolocation service, and several other Mozilla services, as well as Waterfox's own update service. You can look at a list of these requests here. @@ -56,18 +62,15 @@ where the user can understand what they are giving up when they download the update.


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