Safe to say, this proposal has gone down like a poweroff -fn

  • aeternumOP
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    491 year ago

    stop using Chrome immediately, and use a privacy respecting browser. that’s the only way google keeps getting away with this horse shit.

        • JM Horner
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          @Xylight Firefox v2.0.20 in 2008 was the last “good” version. Since then it has been awesome bar, pocket, forced VPN ads, ftp support, PAC support, XUL bombing, and phone calls home. I use Librewolf, and while it is tolerable it is still tired to a garbage browser. :-(

          • Xylight (Photon dev)
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            1 year ago

            I have never seen those services shoved down my throat. The only issue I have is the opt out telemetry, but even then it’s anonymous.

          • @Bogasse
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            71 year ago

            “Phone calls home” ? O_o

            • JM Horner
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              @Bogasse

              “Phone calls home”

              In previous versions you could search your about:config on the “value” field, this is no longer possible. Searching for https:// and http:// would give you a list of numerous URLs, most of which are under Mozilla’s own domains. Some might argue that things like updates are necessary to ensure a secure browser. Others might argue that they have run very outdated browsers without problems for years, and that combined with forced updates and the Maintenance Service, the log files generated produce a not-insignificant amount of information about users.

              • @[email protected]
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                11 year ago

                Suggesting using an decades old and known exploitable browser because “well I never got hacked” is like saying vaccines are unnecessary because “well I never got sick”

                • JM Horner
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                  @bamboo
                  Feel free to point out where anyone suggested that anyone else should use “an decades old and known exploitable browser”.

          • sik0fewl
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            Awesomebar was the reason I left Firefox in the first place. Chrome’s location bar is almost as bad now - or maybe just as bad? It’s been a while.

      • aeternumOP
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        111 year ago

        there are some that are less shit than others. Chrome is the worst of the worst

      • @[email protected]
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        91 year ago

        Dude. I’m using Firefox on Windows, Linux and MacOS, it is the best browser out there. Fast as Chromium and extremely stable.

        Firefox is out last line of defense (Notwithstanding Safari as it only runs on Apple devices).

        • partial_accumen
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          51 year ago

          Firefox on Android (with full support for ublock Origin) is a great addition to your list too.

        • deejay4am
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          41 year ago

          Safari already implemented attestation

  • Jeena
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    91 year ago

    Interesting that there are no Twitter quotes only Mastodon quotes in that article.

    • sik0fewl
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      71 year ago

      You mean The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter and now represented by this symbol:
      𝕏?

  • style99
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    81 year ago

    Turning customers into enemies does seem like a rather unwise footgun type situation.