Iridium

Iridium is a free, open, and libre browser modification of the Chromium code base, with privacy being enhanced in several key areas.

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there are many browsers out there. to our belief, chrome is fast, stable, and userfriendly, but does not meet many organizations’ demands for security. since the tight integration with its inventor (google) makes many things easier, it does not comply to restrictive data environments. iridium is not another new browser from scratch. it takes the chromium code base, which is also used for the official chrome browser, and enhances its security and sets certain policies by default. there are many forks of chromiumbased browsers, yet, in our opinion, they failed in many other key areas important for adoption: transparency

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The Best 17 Iridium Alternatives

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