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
  • DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The only time I’ve ever used Chrome is when a website requires it (and fuck those sites). It’s gone from a lousy browser to one that’s downright evil.

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Even if Chrome weren’t spyware, allowing Google to have hegemony over web standards would still be objectively bad.