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Despite usually being commended on the wiki page [[Install Software|Install Additional Software Safely]], installation of Chromium using APT is currently discouraged. This is because the Debian <code>buster</code> version of Chromium is outdated and comes with security vulnerabilities which where reported being exploited in the wild. <ref>
* https://forums.whonix.org/t/chromium-browser-for-kicksecure-discussions-not-whonix/10388/54
* https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/04/google_chrome_critical_updates/
* https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-patches-two-more-chrome-zero-days/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20201109070427/https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16009
* https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=debian-security@lists.debian.org&q=subject:%22Is+chromium+updated%5C%3F%22&o=newest
* https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16013
* https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16017
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