Bloatware is notorious for causing problems.

Why do browser developers think that adding more unnecessary stuff is better than fixing existing broken features?
Is it because adding new stuff is easier than debugging existing code?

Not sure what you think is bloatware in this, the browsers? Anyway, WebRTC can easily be disabled as described in the links.

Regarding debugging I didn't like reading this, so WebRTC is a no no for me even though I don't allow firewall UDP calls for my browsers:

Researcher Daniel Roesler explains that WebRTC in the two web browsers is configured so that it allows IP address requests to be made to a STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for Nat) server.

A STUN server is contacted via UDP and it allows a client behind a firewall to communicate to a VoIP provider outside the local network. It identifies the gateway IP, as well as the internal one assigned to the client in order to establish direct traffic exchange with it.

The results of the requests are available to JavaScript, but because they are made outside the normal XML/HTTP request procedure, they are not visible in the developer console.

I forgot to add although it was mentioned in the quote:

If you use Firefox or a Chromium based browser(Chrome, Opera) on your smartphone, you might want to check WebRTC there too.

Tookeri said:

Not sure what you think is bloatware in this, the browsers? Anyway, WebRTC can easily be disabled as described in the links.

Perhaps I should have said "bloatcode". :)

My definition of bloatware is, unnecessary software added to a program or OS.

It often:

• Interferes with the operation of the software that it is added to
• Causes security problems

This WebRTC feature was recently added to Firefox (in version 34) and it causes security issues.

This is a new real-time communication feature of Firefox using WebRTC. It enables you to communicate with friends, family and colleagues using the browser and nothing else.

ghacks.net
Firefox 34 Find out what is new - gHacks Tech News

Ok, then I understand.... and agree :)

This is one of the downsides of keeping a browser up to date. Besides patching security holes it also brings new (and sometimes unwanted) functionality that in turn brings new security issues. And so on...

Personally I block any tracking if I can.

WebRTC

Tookeri said:

Ok, then I understand.... and agree :)

This is one of the downsides of keeping a browser up to date. Besides patching security holes it also brings new (and sometimes unwanted) functionality that in turn brings new security issues. And so on...

It's only going to get worse if we have to switch to a "Cloud OS".

Smart Phones are a perfect example of this issue.
My friend had to get a new phone, so he got some sort of Android-based Smart Phone.
He tried out some of the Apps that were on it and then he updated it.
After the phone had been updated, the App he was most impressed with had been converted into "junk".