Firefox and Thunderbird phone home daily

[ViperAFK]

wellofsouls, doesn't Opera have exactly similar auto-update feature? I haven't seen any options to turn off browser.js updates through the GUI, afaik it automatically downloads updates once a week.

Opera can only alert you of a new version, you have to download it yourself from the site. I actually prefer auto update, although I'm not friggin paranoid.

[arrrgh]

Opera can only alert you of a new version, you have to download it yourself from the site. I actually prefer auto update, although I'm not friggin paranoid.

I wasn't talking about program updates. Opera uses a browser.js file to workaround web site bugs, and as far as I know the browser.js file is kept up to date much like the Firefox block list.

[megamanXplosion]

(1) IP address

(2) What time you were using the product

(3) What exact version number you were using

(4) If you are using any of the plugins or addons sent in the disabled list

(5) Total number of active users of their software

Talk about paranoia. You cannot have the security features, 3-4, while avoiding 1, 2, and 5. It's impossible for it to be any other way.

To have the security features of 3-4, the browser must send TCP packets to Mozilla. TCP packets require an originating IP. Thus, 3-4 necessarily entail 1. Because TCP packets are sent when the software is in use, 1 necessarily entails 2 and 5. Thus 3-4 necessarily entail 1, 2, and 5. You can only choose to allow all of it or none of it because there are no other options.