Google is trying to put the web in a cage in the same way they put your devices in a cage (Android, ChromeOS).
There’s one really easy, simple and efficient way to fight them: uninstall Chrome/Chromium, use #firefox
Do it. Now.
– But I prefer Chrome because of…
If you are not ready to sacrifice a little comfort (so little, Firefox is great) to save the web, then you don’t deserve a free web anyway. You are part of those killing it.
Remove Chrome. Install Firefox.
(with adblockers)
@ploum Or work to cripple the telemetry and undesirable features of Chrome.
Firefox is introducing functionality where the browser silently disables plugins/extensions on Mozilla-specified sites.This makes me feel that "just use FF" isn't exactly a panacea. It's a choice of overlords.
@damnitjanet So you're complaining because Firefox, is indeed, unfortunately, not safe by default, although it can be made safer… The "functionality" you're mentioning can and must be removed
But you're OK with making people work for free just to maintain google's monopoly, and get an imaginary "safety" by working "to cripple the telemetry and undesirable features of Chrome"… which cannot be achieved anyway, because by definition, users have no control over proprietary software…
@damnitjanet The very own purpose of propietary software is to prevent third parties from removing unwanted "features", including marketing spyware, or adding needed features such as anti-tracking
google is pushing DRMs into web in order to prevent ad blockers from working… which is a huge problem… much worse that all the shitty things Mozilla foundation has ever done (which is a long list…)
@devnull Thank you for acknowledging my point.
I'm not looking to get into a "this is better than that" contest. As I said, it's a choice of overlords.
I'm well aware of Google, and indeed, work on a daily basis to make their BS work less. I'm also pretty familiar with software, too.
Have a great day.
@damnitjanet @devnull Yeah, this seems problematic at first blush, but browsers already have features like "block dangerous/malicious content". Its also worth mentioning that the add-on repository is largely un-curated.
I think that's why you don't see many people making a fuss over this; we've already accepted browser vendors as anti-malware, anti-scam gatekeepers.
OTOH, users who don't know enough to question/disable this feature are likely installing risky add-ons.
I'd also say that 'overlord' is a very harsh word for an org like Mozilla, and suggests a false equivalency/balance.
Despite being 2000x smaller than Google, even Mozilla's for-profit wing is structured so the logic of greed that leads to corps selling-out their users doesn't hold sway. The board doesn't have to sell out (or sell private data) under any circumstances because there are no share holders. Mozilla is something of a circled wagon, and I'm fine with that.
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