-10
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by citytree@lemmy.ml to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

I am using Firefox ESR on Linux. Does it make any sense to disable hardware acceleration for security reasons?

Whereas Firefox is open source, many hardware drivers, and most computer hardware are not. Enabling hardware acceleration in Firefox means using these non-open-source components, which could be a security risk. My impression is that bugs in drivers and hardware are able to cause far more damage than ones in userland software. Does this reasoning make sense?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

What claim?? It's a question.

this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2024
-10 points (29.2% liked)

Firefox

20351 readers
157 users here now

/c/firefox

A place to discuss the news and latest developments on the open-source browser Firefox.


Rules

1. Adhere to the instance rules

2. Be kind to one another

3. Communicate in a civil manner


Reporting

If you would like to bring an issue to the moderators attention, please use the "Create Report" feature on the offending comment or post and it will be reviewed as time allows.


founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS