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Title: Google Chrome Update Has Only A Few Kilobytes
Post by: bochiman on July 17, 2009, 04:14:14 AM

Concerning browser security updates, Google Chrome silent update could be the safest, as compared to Mozilla, Microsoft, Opera and Apple technology, because it does not require user interaction Google has made notable improvement through the addition of a new differential compression algorithm called Courgette: now the update has only a few KB.

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Title: Re: Google Chrome Update Has Only A Few Kilobytes
Post by: jpeters on July 17, 2009, 11:00:49 AM

My copy of Firefox just updated itself to 3.5.1

Title: Re: Google Chrome Update Has Only A Few Kilobytes
Post by: alu on July 17, 2009, 02:24:11 PM

slight off, but don't you think that google (and derivates) are suspect regarding privacy? i don't trust them, but i might be wrong

Title: Re: Google Chrome Update Has Only A Few Kilobytes
Post by: mikshaw on July 18, 2009, 07:00:52 PM

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Google Chrome silent update could be the safest, as compared to Mozilla, Microsoft, Opera and Apple technology, because it does not require user interaction

I don't see the logic behind this statement.  I could just as easily say the exact opposite, that an update which gives the user no chance of interaction is the most dangerous....in other words you're being forced to install software you have not agreed to install.

Title: Re: Google Chrome Update Has Only A Few Kilobytes
Post by: jpeters on July 18, 2009, 09:33:42 PM

http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/why-businesses-still-avoid-googles-chrome-2009076/