X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=PrivacyBrowserPC.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Findex.docbook;h=4119aea7eb1f6a6d8d35ecdb03e2517c82a2f56d;hp=f4da41f597401406984ccced2bfa93a28c42b0c3;hb=44b5d3a1f6a5e7fc2aa8530845f26eba7bc26f9a;hpb=dc74bf6bdf3d56e09465925a88a7328b8b71d746 diff --git a/doc/index.docbook b/doc/index.docbook index f4da41f..4119aea 100644 --- a/doc/index.docbook +++ b/doc/index.docbook @@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ &FDLNotice; - 2023-02-22 + 2023-04-17 - &privacybrowser; version 0.1 + &privacybrowser; version 0.2 @@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ &privacybrowser; is a web browser that respects your privacy. + + + The only way to prevent data from being abused is to prevent it from being collected in the first place. + @@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ - + Screenshot @@ -297,6 +301,40 @@ Domain settings for all domains can be accessed through . When domain settings are active, the URL line edit will have a green background. + + + + HTTP Pings + + + HTTP hyperlinks can have an extra ping attribute that sends a POST request to a different URL. + These HTTP pings are commonly used for tracking. + Most browsers send HTTP pings without informing the user + in any way + (despite what The Register article says, current versions of FireFox also happily send HTTP pings). + + + + Privacy Browser blocks all HTTP pings and presents a dialog informing the user every time the current tab attempts to send one. + Hopefully, as more people become aware of what HTTP pings are, web sites will become more embarrassed about using them. + This is a classic example of how those who wrote the HTTP specs do not have the best interests of internet users at heart. I would like the day to come where they are removed from the specs. + + + + + + Spell Checking + + + Privacy Browser uses the binary .bdic Hunspell dictionary format utilized by Qt WebEngine + which was created by Google for Chromium. + Debian’s Hunspell dictionary language packages are slowly adding support for the .bdic format. Those which have are listed by Privacy Browser as suggested packages. + + + + Once a .bdic dictionary is installed, it can be enabled in Privacy Browser’s settings. + + @@ -1222,24 +1260,94 @@ Credits and License - Program copyright 2016-2017,2021-2023 Soren Stoutner soren@stoutner.com. + Privacy Browser PC copyright 2016-2017,2021-2023 Soren Stoutner soren@stoutner.com. - - Translators: - - Translations will be added in a future release. - - + + + Program - - &underGPL; + + The source code is available at gitweb.stoutner.com + or by running git clone https://git.stoutner.com/PrivacyBrowserPC.git. + - - Documentation copyright 2023 Soren Stoutner soren@stoutner.com. - + + Translators: + + Translations will be added in a future release. + + + + + &underGPL; + + + + + Documentation + + + doc/index.docbook and src/com.stoutner.privacybrowser.appdata.xml are released under the + GFDL-1.3 license with no Front-Cover or Back-Cover Texts or Invariant Sections. + All other documentation is released under the GPLv3+ license. + + + + &underFDL; + - - &underFDL; + + + Icons + + + + + + + + Privacy Browser + + + + + + + + + JavaScript + + + + + + + + + Privacy Browser Monochrome + + + + are derived from security and language, which are part of the Android Material icon set + and are released under the Apache License 2.0. Modifications copyright 2016-2017,2021-2023 Soren Stoutner. + The resulting images are released under the GPLv3+ license. + + + + + + + + + Loading + + + + comes from FlutterLoadingGIFs + where it is named cupertino_activity_indicator_selective.gif. + It is released under the Zero-Clause BSD License. + +