Please Recommend a Fast, Safe, Light on RAM browser for OS 10.6

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That's a shame - may be because of ram restrictions messing with the cache.

Two others to try: Maxthon, which has Firefox-like add-ons; and Slimboat, which is built to be low ram usage.

I've been researching... Looks like Slimboat is dead and no longer being developed or supporting anything. Last release/update was 2014 and found another article that said the app has been discontinued and no longer being developed.

Gonna see what I can find about Maxthon...

DARN!!! Maxthon is out too. It's still active but the system requirements listed on the app on macupdate.com are wrong! lol I get this message when I try to install it: "You can't use this app. It requires OS 10.7 or later. You're using OS 10.6.8." (System requirements say 10.6 or later.)

*sigh*

Important note regarding Maxthon :

Security experts have discovered that the Maxthon web browser collects sensitive information and sends it to a server in China. Researchers warn that the harvested data could be highly valuable for malicious actors.
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as experts discovered, the data is being collected even if users opt out of the UEIP. They are concerned that the information on browsing habits and the installed applications could be highly valuable for a malicious actor looking to conduct a targeted attack.

“Essentially, the information that is being transmitted back contains almost everything you would want in conducting a reconnaissance operation to know exactly where to attack. Knowing the exact operating system and installed applications, and browsing habits it would be trivial to send a perfectly crafted spearphish to the victim or perhaps set up a watering hole attack on one of their most frequented websites,” explained Fidelis Cybersecurity CSO Justin Harvey.
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http://www.securityweek.com/maxthon-browser-sends-sensitive-data-china

 

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Important note regarding Maxthon :


http://www.securityweek.com/maxthon-browser-sends-sensitive-data-china

Thank you very much for that info! Out she goes!

 

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Thank you very much for that info! Out she goes!

You're welcome. Pass it on....