Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history

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• eek2121@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Good luck. I switched to Firefox months ago and couldn’t be happier.

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  • kratoz29@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I switched a few weeks ago, I have not been able to test it on a PC, but the Android app definitely feels slower than Chrome, Cromite and Vivaldi.

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    • baru@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Enable Ublock origin. It’ll be faster when it doesn’t need to load ads.

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  • techgearwhips@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Same.

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  • porkchop@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Brave and Arc for me! F chrome ;)

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    • PlexSheep@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Idk arc but brave is just a downstream of chromium with a little less Bs. We all know the discussion.

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    • TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Brave is chrome with a fresh coat of paint

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  • JonsJava@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Switched? I’ve been using it since pre-1.0

    I have chrome, but that’s because my company’s product uses it for our clients plugin. Only use it for work stuff.

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• pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Is there a lemmy sub for no shit sherlock? This post needs a link to that

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  • weew@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    have they not already been doing this ever since they created Chrome?

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    • dalekcaan@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yeah it honestly surprises me they haven’t been doing this already. I mean at least on a smaller scale this has been Google’s business model for a while now.

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• notannpc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I like seeing the full cycle of Google Chrome starting out as the hero the world needed, to becoming the bloated pile of stalkerware trash like it had originally replaced.

  Rest in piss Google chrome.

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  • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Was it ever needed? What has chrome provided that wasn’t already available from other 3rd party and/or open source browsers?

    The whole “faster than firefox” thing was greatly exaggerated, didn’t last long, and was at least partially artificial as google has been found to intentionally gimp their sites on non-chrome browsers.

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    • StudioLE@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Chrome’s UI was light years ahead of the competition. I’d be tempted to say they had an impact on the design of all desktop applications.

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    • notannpc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      For folks that knew browsers other than Internet Explorer existed, no.

      But for the vast majority of internet users, yes I think it was needed.

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  • mjhelto@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You either die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain.

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• dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yet another reason to ditch Chrome and go to Firefox.

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• Kittybeer@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I had to read the whole article to get to this info: Depending on what Chrome version you’re using, and whether you’ve been selected to start using Topics API, you can switch this functionality off and on by visiting chrome://settings/adPrivacy and/or chrome://settings/privacySandbox – cut’n’paste these URLs into your address bar to jump straight to the controls.

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  • coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Or don’t use chrome at all.

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    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Easier said than done sometimes. Google is already doing what Microsoft used to do. They’re locking G suite features to Chrome, and if your company uses G suite, you made find yourselves in Chrome just so a damn thing works.

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  • Blizzard@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You can switch it now but obviously it’s just a matter of time til you won’t be allowed to.

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    • Feirdro@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This is why chrome is for work only. Firefox for everything else.

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    • ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      And also … When you give users the choice to turn something on or off but don’t tell them that the thing is on and also make it inconvenient for them to turn it off …

      … Most users won’t turn it off.

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• dan@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Install Firefox Install Firefox Install Firefox!

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• WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Maybe avoid software from an ad company?

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• scottmeme@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  🔥 🦊

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• yoz@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Goddamn I won’t be affected coz I am not using chrome. Sworry!

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• pootis_601@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Do note that people will still use chrome and ignore the problems

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• Nfntordr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m happy to get interest based ads so I’ll keep sticking with Chrome.

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  • Nfntordr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    lol! love the downvotes due to personal preference.

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• CCatMan@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Does this apply to chromium?

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• HawlSera@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  If I use chrome I better get some Pepsi ads that incorporate the kinks I look up on e621

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• detalferous@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is a great reason to continually flush your browser

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  • CCatMan@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    🚽

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