Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor@mastodon.social)
mastodon.world
It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware. Given Google's overwhelming presence in the browser market, this is unconscionable. We should all despise the ad-tech business, and have no sympathy for the companies getting whacked by Google's actions. But we should not permit one monopolist to replace them all. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/year-review-googles-corporate-paternalism-browser
  • shrugal@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    I’ve been removing Google services from my life bit by bit over the past year, and I have to say it is crazy how hard it actually is! They have inserted themselves into so many digital workflows, securing monopoly positions and preventing the rise of competitors and open ecosystems. In many areas the only alternatives are other tech giants, or accepting feature downgrades and having to set things up manually.

    I’m really glad that the browser is one area where the transition is actually very simple and straightforward!

  • LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Yeah, I’ll never use Chrome again. Google has always been shady, but this latest round of anti-features is unbelievable. I’m shocked there’s been no anti-trust suits related to what they’re doing with Chrome. Firefox is just a better browser with way more security options and extension support. That alone is enough for me to stick with it.

  • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    01·
    10 months ago

    still waiting for anything that isnt mozilla or google based.

    Thorium, oh good another chrome browser librewolf, oh good another firefox browser

    PLEASE I BEG OF YOU, GIVE ME SOMETHING THAT ISN’T TAINTED.

  • YeeHawSeeSaw@lemm.eeEnglish
    01·
    10 months ago

    So my gut instinct is to go to Firefox (again), but how can it compete? It’s down to like 2% market share, there’s a serious portion of the web that Firefox just can’t render anymore, and there’s all this press about the CEO getting this monsterous golden parachute.

    So realistically what can anyone do but continue to use the only browser people ever really test sites for anymore, or swear allegiance to either Microsoft or Apple?

  • zingo@lemmy.caEnglish
    01·
    10 months ago

    Well of course. Now all your traffic goes through proxies to Google’s servers for analytics.

    100℅ data harvesting.

    Genius move by Google. Even calls it a security/privacy measure!

    They will succeed too. Most of the human race are Neanderthals anyway. Couldn’t care less.

  • Verdant Banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
    01·
    10 months ago

    what are the other options

    firefox is still not there in terms of language support and translating like chrome has etcetera

    not bashing firefox or chrome honestly asking what else is there?

    epiphany browser is even further behind

  • viking@infosec.pubEnglish
    01·
    10 months ago

    Seems to me that Lemmy is nothing but a Firefox promo platform these days. For weeks this is the one and only trending topic.