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What would be the features you'd like to see in a new browser, other than 'fast'? I think seamless synching of history/bookmarks/passwords over all platforms including mobile would be nice. What else?

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I'm actually thinking less is more here, I can't think of the last time I've even thought about using autofill for forms. Of course syncing is important, but actually one of the more nice-to-have features. The important things IMHO are: speed/efficiency, interface/usability and how easy it is to customize the browser. I can't even think of a reason why Google chose to omit configurable shortcuts.

1. Send random user agent on each connection.

2. Never send referrer.

3. Built-in blocking of all tracking and ads.

4. Javascript disabled by default.

While I agree that having a super detailed UA string sent isn't in the best interest of my privacy, there is a sort of "tragedy of the commons" problem if everyone did that. If website maintainers/webmasters/web developers didn't collect that data, they wouldn't know what platforms to optimize and account for when designing. (Yes, best practices dictate that a website should work well on all platforms, but best practices aren't always followed.)

JS disabled by default - seriously? So many apps nowadays rely on it and are JS-driven. I can't imagine how that would be a better experience, regardless of what you think of the language.

Can you please elaborate more on that one in particular and why you'd want it?

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