Thanks, TC, as usual for sharing your valuable insights!
Please allow me to add some information.
Most importantly, I do understand why Google Chrome has been chosen as the default browser by Jerry considering the
target audience and purpose of Linux Lite.
Secondly, I fully agree with you in regard to
security aspects.
Unfortunately there is the shortly mentioned
privacy aspect.
As much as security and privacy have quite some overlap, in some important areas they are in diametrical opposition to each other! There is a reason textbooks on this topic strongly recommend that roles in organisations responsible for information/IT security and for privacy to be separated.
And when it comes to privacy Google has certainly transformed from a concerning data collecting advertising business to a privacy nightmare - and threat to free speech, open science and democratic processes.
For anyone interested why it's paramount to think twice whether using Google products is a good idea here some (almost random) starters. Websites and forums focusing on privacy (and security) are full with in depth information about this topic.
So, there might not be "any actual system
security reason to use another browser", but there are many
privacy reasons that call for it.
https://privacytests.org
https://lifehacker.com/tech/google-is-a-...-you-think
https://emilytvproducer.substack.com/p/googles-new-tos
https://www.ghacks.net/2024/05/31/google...ng-months/
FLoC (FLoC Federated Learning of Cohorts)
https://amifloced.org
• new tracking feature
• cookies are on their way out, and Google is trying to design a way for advertisers to keep targeting users based on their web browsing
• FLoC runs in your browser. It uses your browsing history from the past week to assign you to a group with other "similar" people around the world. Each group receives a label, called a FLoC ID, which is supposed to capture meaningful information about your habits and interests. FLoC then displays this label to everyone you interact with on the web. This makes it easier to identify you with browser fingerprinting, and it gives trackers a head start on profiling you.
CRX cache
https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/90152/fo...rx_cache/3
Folder Named "component_crx_cache", Google's sneaky attempt at overriding blocking of third-party cookies ...