Automatic transmission of partial queries, keywords, metrics to central services is prevented and only occurs with the approval of the user. In addition, all our builds are reproducible and modifications are auditable, setting the project ahead of other secure browser providers.
There are many browsers out there. Chrome is fast, stable, and user-friendly but does not meet many organizations' demands for privacy. Since the tight integration with its inventor (Google) makes many things easier it does not comply to restrictive data environments. Iridium is not another new browser from scratch. It takes the Chromium code base, which is also used for the official Chrome browser, and enhances its security and sets certain policies by default. There are many forks of Chromium-based browsers, yet in our opinion they failed in many other key areas important for adoption:
Transparency
With Iridium the whole process is entirely transparent. The public Git repository allows a direct view on all changes made. The complete source code is therefore available.
Privacy
Iridium has various enhancements where it forces strict security to provide the maximum level of security without compromising compatibility. Chromium (which Iridium is based on) is a very secure browser, yes. But it does call home to Google. And we did even more to enhance security to the maximum extent possible.
Deployability
We try to distribute it in ways where it allows easy installation and yet allows administrators to deploy it easily. An example is an MSI-based installation mechanism for easy deployments throughout an entire organization.
Speed
Iridium is just fast in any way. It starts very fast and loads and renders also very complex web sites really fast.
Ease of Use
Just anybody can use iridium right away. It is simple and easy to handle, it does not require any special knowledge at all.
