Chrome For Android Gets Its Own Canary Channel (betanews.com) 22
Google is bringing bleeding-edge Canary channel for Chrome to Android. Through Canary channel, the company introduces early versions of Chrome upgrades to the early adopter and developers, and seeks feedback. Prior to this, Canary channel was available for the desktop version of Chrome. Alex Mineer, APK Administrator & Bug Basher said, "Just like the Canary channel for other platforms, new versions are built from the most recent code available and often contain a variety of new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. These builds are shipped automatically with no manual testing, which means that the build can be unstable and may even stop working entirely for days at a time. However, the goal is for Canary to remain usable at all times, and the Chrome team prioritizes fixing major issues as quickly as possible."
Warrant canary (Score:5, Interesting)
I was expecting a Warrant canary [wikipedia.org].
e.g. something to say they have not yet been been given secret orders by the NSA/CIA to install a backdoor for spying on users.
Like Apple used to have. Is there some reason Google cannot do that?
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That bird died with the dinosaurs.
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I was expecting a Warrant canary [wikipedia.org].
e.g. something to say they have not yet been been given secret orders by the NSA/CIA to install a backdoor for spying on users.
Like Apple used to have. Is there some reason Google cannot do that?
I think their absence of an existing Warrant Canary speaks volumes. (That is - they've already been issued such an order or warrant.)
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I was expecting a Warrant canary [wikipedia.org]. e.g. something to say they have not yet been been given secret orders by the NSA/CIA to install a backdoor for spying on users.
Like Apple used to have. Is there some reason Google cannot do that?
I think their absence of an existing Warrant Canary speaks volumes. (That is - they've already been issued such an order or warrant.)
Google's head lawyer, David Drummond, has explicitly said that Google has done no such thing. Of course, if the government could order him to lie, then that doesn't mean anything. But if the government could order corporations to lie, then it could order them to publish a false warrant canary statement.
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I was expecting a Warrant canary [wikipedia.org].
Yes, this is a poor choice of words. Canaries are used to detect outside influences. That is not what this is. Google is testing on these volunteers. Everyone knows a test subject is a guinea pig. Therefore, this is actually a "guinea pig channel".
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I've always wanted to administer my HOSTS file from within Chrome so I can get rid of my Adblock extensions!
I don't think that was what was meant by "APK Administrator"...
Some massive existing probs w/ Chrome for Android (Score:2)
Here are some massive problems with Chrome for Android:
1. Big Brother live feeds do not work. They work fine on Chrome for Windows, or Puffin browser for Android. Make it work exactly like Chrome for Windows, with time machine and other functionality. Do not wait for CBA clowns, who just try to dump you into the even worse CBS app, which makes you view disclaimers with each cam switch. They are incompetent.
2. Chrome keeps forcing me to download mobile versions of web pages, and I have to manually select