Anyone Else Using Yandex Browser?

[mr__ed]

I've been experimenting with a number of browsers lately, especially those that offer good security. I'm now using Yandex, and so far, I like it. The browser is pretty strong on security, particularly when using public (unsecure) hotspots. Previously, I was using one of the mainstream browsers (Edge or Chrome)and connecting with a portable hotspot when accessing critical sites like banking, etc. Now, with Yandex, I feel I can eliminate the portable hotspot, which will save me some data usage charges.

Some browsers I've recently experimented with: Opera, Comodo Dragon, and Avira Scout. They all seemed pretty good, too. I think I'll continue with Yandex as my browser of choice.

At first, I was a little hesitant about using it, since it's of Russian origin, but that shouldn't matter.

[bwanshoom]

dons2346 wrote:
I have been playing with Brave. So far it is way faster than FireFox which I have been using. It was developed by a guy that worked on FF and it is very easy to set up.

The guy you're referring to is Brendan Eich. He did more than just work at FF - he co-founded Mozilla and created Javascript while at Netscape.

[DanNJanice]

mr. ed wrote:
Some other browsers out there also have foreign origins, such as China and Germany.
Should we not trust any browser of foreign origin?

If I was that worried about security, then the answer is yes, I would not trust a browser from a company I was not familiar with.

[dons2346]

I have been playing with Brave. So far it is way faster than FireFox which I have been using. It was developed by a guy that worked on FF and it is very easy to set up.

[rexlion]

Hmm, I wonder what they hide in the computer chips under the hoods of those Nissans and Beemers? 😄 We can't be too careful with those Russkies... they're such a suspicious lot. 😉

[mr__ed]

Some other browsers out there also have foreign origins, such as China and Germany.
Should we not trust any browser of foreign origin?

[darsben1]

What is hidden in the browser that you do not know about.
A trojan?
Keystroke logger?
doomsday trigger.
No thanks to Russian software