A Chromium-based social networking web browser called RockMelt has launched in beta, exciting many people around the world, but with the security and privacy of social networks being frequently called into question we wonder if this is the right direction to head in. ...
Another web browser called Flock released a major update in May of 2009 that integrated social networking right into it with a live feed sidebar. ...
Yet it never really took off, and we wonder if a large reason behind this is simply that its focus is far too niche. ...
What could be a bigger problem, however, is security. Both of these browsers are touting themselves as secure and are both built on Chromium's code, which is fairly safe. But that's not where the problem arises – it comes from the social networks themselves, which have come under heavy fire over the past several months for continued data leaks and poor privacy policies. ...
Do we really need to stuff these websites, with all their flaws and gaping holes, into a web browser that we might use to access our bank accounts or make purchases online? [Date: 10 November 2010; Source: http://www.techeye.net/internet/are-social-networking-browsers-a-security-risk]
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