"Kagi has released Orion 1.0, a web browser that features privacy by default, zero telemetry, and no integrated ad-tracking technology. Orion supports both Chrome and Firefox extensions and intentionally excludes AI from its core to prioritize security, privacy, and performance. After six years of development, Orion ships for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS with upcoming Linux and Windows versions. Orion is based on WebKit and follows a freemium model."
"Brave's security research into "agentic browsers"-specifically Perplexity's Comet-provides a concrete technical case study for the security risks Orion 1.0 aims to avoid. The research highlights an example of indirect prompt injection, where malicious instructions are hidden within web content, PDFs, or even screenshots to hijack the browser's AI assistant. Brave's researchers provided in an online video an attack demonstration in which summarizing a Reddit post could result in an attacker being able to steal money or private data."
Kagi released Orion 1.0 as a WebKit-based browser that defaults to privacy, sends zero telemetry, and omits integrated ad-tracking. Orion supports Chrome and Firefox extensions and intentionally excludes built-in AI from its core to prioritize security, privacy, and performance. Orion ships on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS after six years of development, with Linux and Windows versions forthcoming, and adopts a freemium business model. Security concerns about agentic browser features and prompt‑injection attacks drove architectural decisions to prevent automated agents from gaining deep, persistent access to internal data flows. Orion implements an architectural boundary to allow optional AI features without embedding AI in the core.
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