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by bsenftner 1991 days ago
Okay, privacy is achieved by never leaving one's browser. But how secure is that? One's browser is the home of an unknown number of trackers, as well as heavy interest and efforts in breaching tab boundaries. The browser has turned into something we need to completely start over, without Google or any of the FAANG crowds' participation.
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> The browser has turned into something we need to completely start over, without Google or any of the FAANG crowds' participation.

That's very roughly what Gemini is going for. Related reading:

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23161922

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23597834

How many far more interesting (for an attacker, any attacker!) things we do in a browser are subject to those exact same attack surfaces? That's a bit like saying that a school library has weak security because the checkout desk wouldn't stand a chance against a focused attack of the Red Army.