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. - eviltoast
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
  • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    67·
    11 months ago

    Me, a foss contributer choosing edge because it’s a more convenient browser 🤷‍♂️

    Shit like this is why it’s 25 years later and we’re still joking about year of the Linux desktop.

    At some point just accept your objectives are mutually exclusive.

    • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      More power to you! Edge isn’t bad, it just has bad affiliations. I’ll keep using Firefox though :^)

        • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Yup. I’m just saying that Edge is no worse than Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera, etc. that all use the same Google-controlled rendering engine.

          As a web dev, you do have to test against the Chromium engine, and in that context, Edge is not inherently worse than Chrome itself.