Wishlist for Privacy and Security Features
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I am very hopeful with Vivaldi after using it a while and here is my suggestion for a security feature.
I am quite confident you will make the browser as secure as chrome by default. However I (and many others) am addicted to the extension NoScript that is available to Firefox. I know that its developer intended to implement it also for chrome but the architecture did not allow that and so after not being able to convince google to make the changes he gave up.
What NoScript does is that it blocks all scripts before they are loaded to the client. The user has the option to selectively allow which scripts can be loaded, using a drop down list. It can block flash as well as java and others, it blocks XSS by default and many extras.
Not having NoScript for chrome is my main reason for not making the change from Firefox. So my big wish is to either have something similar with the same functionality built-in to Vivaldi or at least from the start architecture the code so an extension such as that can be implemented.
It's worth to note that on Opera 12-, using scripts or not could be toogled by simply F12, S (where S is the shortcut for the menu Enable Javascript).
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I'm looking for NoScript and LastPass integration before I can use this browser as my main browser. I know it's too early for such, but I hope that this project grows sufficiently to warrant it.
Agree that share email needs to be turned off by default. Counter intuitive not to have this obvious and in the Privacy settings. (it's in Account)
I'm here for the large tab capacity, but for me to use it exclusively, I need those features.
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Why not block Flash?
Why have flash in the first place?
I uninstalled it a couple of years ago and do not miss it at all. It is privacy and security hell.
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I use some websites that currently only support video playback with Flash Player, so it's a necessity for me right now - and Vivaldi doesn't yet support H.264 or VP8, which makes using Youtube in HD (without Flash) nigh impossible when watching newer videos from lesser known Youtubers.
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Agreed everything apart from private browsing by default.
Especially the no communication with google by default. That company is in too many places.
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as it is now, Vivaldi asks me (for passworded sites) whether I want Vivaldi to store the password.
being paranoid, I can count on one finger the websites for which I am willing to store the password in the browser.
How I want it: Allow me to tell Vivaldi never to ask me whether it should store the password, or allow me to block in the settings the storing of passwords (possibly allowing exceptions in a future enhancement).
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spicetrader, try vivaldi://chrome/settings/search#pass
(Note: the "chrome" is needed as the url will be changed after you hit enter)
On that settings page you can disable the offer to save passwords. -