Jeff Fortin T. (風の庭園のNekohayo)Jul 25, 2023

A list of recent hostile moves by #Google's #Chrome team; handy for sharing with your entourage, to explain why they should stop using #Chromium / #GoogleChrome and use #Firefox or #Epiphany as their main #web #browser :

* The "Manifest v3" sabotage of content blocking extensions: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/10/23131029/mozilla-ad-blocking-firefox-google-chrome-privacy-manifest-v3-web-request
* The attempted sabotage of #JPEGXL: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/chrome-banishes-jpeg-xl-photo-format-that-could-save-phone-space/
* #WebEnvironmentIntegrity a.k.a. #DRM for whole websites would hurt the web, #opensource browsers and OSes: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/

Firefox and Chrome are squaring off over ad-blocker extensions

Mozilla, the makers of the Firefox browser, has said that ad blocking at the network level will be supported in its implementation of the Manifest V3 standard, drawing a contrast with Google Chrome.

The Verge
Show threadDon Marti
@nekohayo Don't forget all the built-in adtech stuff (still being shipped by Google now despite W3C reaction)
https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/18/google_topics_api/
Shot down: Google's grand fancy plan for pro-privacy targeted ads

W3C's techies have a few choice words for the Chocolate Factory

The Register
Aug 3, 2023 at 4:41amWeb