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Re: Iceweasel security updates?

From Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Iceweasel security updates?
Date 2016-04-12 16:30 +0200
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> Recently when I started using Debian I noticed that the version of Iceweasel
> that Jessie comes with is 38.7.1, whereas the latest Firefox is 45.  I also
> noticed that when I visit www.citibank.com using Iceweasel 38.7.1 the
> Citibank website tells me that my browser is out of date and not supported,

FWIW, it' frequent to get this message regardless of your browser's
version, simply because they don't recognize "Iceweasel", as opposed to
"Firefox".

> Is it therefore safe to assume that Iceweasel 38.7.1 will be receiving all
> relevant/important security updates, which should therefore make me feel
> comfortable using it for online banking?

Yes.


        Stefan

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Iceweasel security updates? Harris Paltrowitz <harris1nyc@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 15:10 +0200
  Re: Iceweasel security updates? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 15:50 +0200
    Re: Iceweasel security updates? Harris Paltrowitz <harris1nyc@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 16:20 +0200
      Re: Iceweasel security updates? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 17:10 +0200
        Re: Iceweasel security updates? Harris Paltrowitz <harris1nyc@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 17:50 +0200
          Re: Iceweasel security updates? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2016-04-12 18:10 +0200
            Re: Iceweasel security updates? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 18:20 +0200
            Re: Iceweasel security updates? Harris Paltrowitz <harris1nyc@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 21:10 +0200
          Re: Iceweasel security updates? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 18:20 +0200
            Re: Iceweasel security updates? Harris Paltrowitz <harris1nyc@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 18:30 +0200
  Re: Iceweasel security updates? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-04-12 16:30 +0200
  Re: Iceweasel security updates? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2016-04-12 17:20 +0200

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