$ torkify & (Note: I did not do this with SRWare Iron - gets Socks proxy error, but it is useful for other browsers like Firefox and its derivatives which has Socks Proxy capabilities) Kubuntu) with the Tork Tor controller) except the torkify command w/SRWare Iron is not recommended is: Note: the sequence of software to run the scenario (on KDE (i.e. in Firefox: Firefox preferences>Network tab>Settings>Manual proxy configuration for HTTP when Torbuttion is enabled is: HTTP PROXY 127.0.0.1 Port: 8118 $ export http_proxy= where the port number is what you set in the browser settings for the HTTP Proxy network settings, i.e. Just set the environment variable http_proxy to use the polipo listen port via the following command when running the polipo proxy for use with Tor: through the polipo proxy in a Kubuntu KDE environment. Here is how I got the SRWare Iron web browser to use Tor - i.e. However, I would change the Name to Scroogle SSL (if you use the SSL URL). org (without the quotes) may be necessary. I haven't tried it yet, but the last part in the URL with the "cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=%s" after. To add Scroogle as the default search engine, do the following:Ĭlick to expand.however, to get the Scroogle SSL search engine, try using for the URL. I found the following infomation in the web forum at SRWare Iron's website on How to add Scroogle as the default search engine in the Iron browser. Note: Linux 32-bit and 64-bit Downloads are at this link. Version 8 is expected later this year after Chromium 8 releases. The latest version of SRWare Iron web browser is New Iron-Version: 7.0.520.0 Stable for Linux released on Novem(based on Chromium 7). You should be able to edit some of the defaults, like Google default search engine in the ASCII file I found there. Note I found the Iron (Note: the executable is named: iron) user profile in ~/.config/chromium after installing and executing the Iron browser. Update: Iron/Chrome Extensions (English). Choose between them initially to get your SRWare Iron profile initialized and then change the default search engine to Scroogle SSL as described below. Note: Upon initial startup, SRWare Iron asks you to choose between Google, Yahoo, and Bing Search engines. Note: Tork is a Tor controller software (alternative to Vidalia) which runs on KDE (available in the repositories with suggested other packages). It should be good to go with some other add-ons available. I suggest you modify the default search engine from Google to Scroogle SSL (for less tracking). I had to visit the BableFish website to get a translation of their FAQ in English. You can pull out tabs to new windows, open browser in Incognito mode, search from the URL bar and almost everything else that exists in Chrome.Click to expand.There is an English web support forum for SRWare Iron (i.e. Iron browser has the exact same features as Chrome. This Chrome-function transmits information in encoded form to Google, for example, when and where Chrome has been downloaded.Ĭhrome installs a updater, which loads at every Windows in background.Ĭalls depending on the configuration five seconds after launch the Google homepage opens in background Here is a comparison of both Iron and Chrome’s privacy settings: ProblemĬhrome creates a unique ID through which a user can be theoretically identified.Ĭhrome remembers up to the second exactly when the software was installed.ĭepending on the configuration, each time you put something in the address line,this information is sent to Google to provide suggestions.ĭepending on the configuration, if you have typed a false address in the address bar, this is sent to Google and you get an error message from Google’s servers.ĭepending on the configuration, details about crashes or failures are sent Google’s servers. What makes it different is that all the privacy features, such as Client ID, Google update, Google suggest are stripped off and it is able to provide a more secure environment for its users. It is based on the open source Chromium source code and has the same feature as Chrome. Iron browser is developed by a German software company SRWare.
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