[Trisquel-devel] Abrowser 136 soon available for testing

[Luis Guzman]

Hello people,

I'd like to request your help to test the next 136 Abrowser release, as 
it will be available for testing over the week,

This release has one key change: DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is now disabled by 
default starting with version 136.

This decision is based on the recent Terms of Service (ToS) update by 
Mozilla. I'm not a lawyer, but AFAIK, Abrowser is not subject to those 
terms, since it is rebranded and recompiled entirely from source, I 
believe it’s safer to disable Mozilla-hosted services by default, 
including DoH, so there is no future requirement to Abrowser users to 
accept some TOS.

That said, there's a trade-off: while DoH can improve security by 
encrypting DNS queries, it may also introduce privacy concerns, as the 
DoH provider (often a centralized service) can log and track DNS requests.

Users must decide whether they prefer to trust a centralized encrypted 
resolver, or continue using their ISP's DNS (typically unencrypted). 
Each choice has some level of privacy and security implications. 
However, the use of DoH falls outside the scope of Abrowser or Trisquel 
support umbrella, so users should made an informed choice of what's best 
for them.

Please note: this change *only* affects new profiles. If you're using a 
new profile and wish to re-enable DoH via Mozilla by default or at your 
will any other provider, you can do so via about:preferences#privacy 
under "DNS over HTTPS", or manually through about:config.

Additionally, the about:rights page now links to Trisquel’s legal 
disclaimer, and other tweaks were made to strengthen privacy by 
disabling usage pings and unsolicited remote connections.

As I've mentioned before you can find this release on the testing repo:

echo "# Testing updates repository.
debhttp://builds.trisquel.org/repos-testing/aramo aramo main" |
sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

wgethttps://builds.trisquel.org/repos/signkey.asc  -O /tmp/key.asc
cat /tmp/key.asc | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/builds-repo-key.gpg  >/dev/null

Version 136 has just reached its 4th maintenance release, so the testing 
window will likely remain open by next weekend, don't hesitate to show 
up at the development meeting (Wednesday, April 2nd) and share your 
thoughts about it. If you notice anything broken or unexpected, please 
don’t hesitate to report it.

Finally, a reminder: Nabia will reach End of Life (EOL) soon. Please 
migrate to Aramo at your earliest convenience, as Nabia will no longer 
receive security updates after some weeks.

Best regards.

-- 
Luis A. Guzmán G.
http://ark.switnet.org

Capitulo Mexicano de Software Libre -https://cmxsl.org
Por tu propio bien, y en solidaridad a todos, elige la libertad.
¡Sé Libre! -https://fsfla.org/selibre/

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