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'{{Infobox web browser |name = Epic |logo = Epic icon.png |screenshot = Epic Browser 38.png |caption = |collapsible = |author = |developer = Hidden Reflex |released = {{Start date and age|2010|07|15}} |discontinued = |latest release version = 60.0.3112.113 |latest release date = {{Start date and age|2017|08|01}} |latest preview version = |latest preview date = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> |status = |programming language = |operating system = [[Windows 7]] and later,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chrome.googleblog.com/2015/11/updates-to-chrome-platform-support.html|title=Updates to Chrome platform support|work=googleblog.com|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref> <br />[[OS X]] |engine = [[WebKit]] |platform = |size = |language = |genre = |license = Proprietary<ref>{{cite web|title=Epic Browser Terms & Conditions|url=http://www.epicbrowser.com/tou.html|publisher=Hidden Reflex|accessdate=20 January 2014}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://www.epicbrowser.com/}} |frequently updated = }} '''Epic''' is a [[privacy]]-centric [[web browser]] developed by Hidden Reflex (a software product company founded by Alok Bhardwaj and based in Washington DC and Bangalore, India. )and based on [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]] source code.<ref name="epic">{{cite web|title=Epic Privacy Browser|url=http://www.epicbrowser.com/|accessdate=8 September 2013}}</ref> .(The browser has no connection with the [[Electronic Privacy Information Center]], a civil liberties group that's known as EPIC. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.darkreading.com/risk-management/custom-chrome-browser-promises-more-privacy-no-tracking/d/d-id/1111356? |title=Custom Chrome Browser Promises More Privacy, No Tracking }}</ref>) .  Epic is in always-on "private browsing mode", so on close of Epic all browsing data is deleted (while you're browsing as little as possible is stored). Epic has removed all Google tracking and blocks hundreds of other companies from tracking users. == History == Epic was released on August 29, 2013 and focused on protecting users' privacy online. First released on 15 July 2010, Epic Browser is originally based on [[Chromium (web browser)]] and is customized to the taste of Indian users. The browser had several pre-installed widgets such as social networking, chat clients and email facilities integrated into the browser.<ref name="pcworld">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.in/news/indian-startup-launches-epic-web-browser-29372010|title=Indian Startup Launches Epic Web Browser|last=Sharma|first=Ojas|date=15 Jul 2010|publisher=PC World|accessdate=15 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=PRWeb/Hidden Reflex |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11063606.htm |title=Hidden Reflex Launches New Epic Privacy Browser To Confront Growing Anxieties About Online Privacy |accessdate=2013-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=PTI |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/article517259.ece |title=Epic: first web browser for India launched |publisher=The Hindu |date= |accessdate=2010-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.techtree.com/India/News/First_Browser_with_an_Indian_Origin_-_Epic/551-112290-643.html |title=First Browser with an Indian Origin - Epic |publisher=Techtree.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718062644/http://www.techtree.com:80/India/News/First_Browser_with_an_Indian_Origin_-_Epic/551-112290-643.html |archivedate=2010-07-18 |df= }}</ref> == Features == Epic's default configuration takes a proactive approach to ensuring that [[Session (computer science)|session]] data (such as [[HTTP cookie|cookies]], [[Web browser history|history]], and [[Cache (computing)|cache]]) are removed when the browser is exited. The browser also includes a [[web proxy|proxy]] service that can be enabled at the user's discretion, and is automatically enabled when using a [[search engine]]. Other features, such as preferring [[Secure Socket Layer|SSL]] connections and always sending a [[Do Not Track]] [[HTTP header|header]], promote a heightened state of privacy in comparison to some other browsers.<ref name="epic-privacy">{{cite web|title=How Epic Protects You|url=http://www.epicbrowser.com/#three|work=Epic Privacy Browser|accessdate=8 September 2013}}</ref> Supplementary services found in the Chromium browser that send data to external servers, such as address bar suggestion and installation tracking, are removed in Epic to reduce the scope of potential [[data leak]]age.<ref name="epic-privacy"/> Epic is currently available for Windows 7 and later, and Mac OS X, with support for other [[operating systems]] expected.<ref name="epic"/> == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == *{{Official website}} *[http://forum.epicbrowser.com/ Official Forum] *[https://www.facebook.com/epicbrowser Official Facebook] *[https://twitter.com/Epicbrowser Official Twitter] {{Web browsers}} ==See also== [[List of web browsers|List of Web browsers]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Epic (Web Browser)}} [[Category:Cross-platform web browsers]] [[Category:Windows web browsers]] [[Category:MacOS web browsers]] [[Category:Web browsers]] [[Category:Indian brands]]'