Mark Gardner

Weird flex but OK: https://arc.net/gift/friend-of-mark

Looking for a top-notch #browser for your #Mac? Look no further than #ArcBrowser. With its advanced Split Views and other impressive features, Arc is the perfect tool to help you improve your #macOS #web browsing experience. Plus, it's built on the #Chromium platform, so you can rest assured that it's fast, stable, and secure.

Mark is sharing Arc with you!

Experience a calmer, more personal internet in this browser designed for you. Let go of the clicks, the clutter, the distractions.

Nov 17, 2023 at 11:01pmWeb
Show threadGeoff DuncanNov 17, 2023

@mjgardner
I'm not sure which word is doing the heaviest lifting in describing #Chromium as "fast, safe, and secure."

Put another way: "Plus, it's built on #Chromium platform, primarily developed by the world's largest digital advertising business and the same technology that helps bring you sludgy Electron apps! It's also one of the largest, most-targeted attack surfaces in the industry, so you can rest assured it's fast, stable, and secure."

Show threadGeoff DuncanNov 17, 2023
@mjgardner
In fairness, while a lot of Arc's ideas don't appeal to me personally because they don't apply to how I use the Internet, I applaud them for trying new things and coloring outside the lines. But Chromium is a hard pill to swallow.
Show threadDaniel BöhmerNov 18, 2023

@mjgardner I find the idea more than disturbing that the provider of my browser could even know how much split views/tabs/whatever I’ve been using or make a certain statement over all its user base.

I try to cope with some software being closed source but local software reporting to their company what everyone is doing is a HUGE no-no. 🤮

#foss #phonehome #telemetrie #telemetrics #GDPR

Show threadMark GardnerNov 18, 2023
@dboehmer #ArcBrowser patiently informs you of its optional #telemetry on install, it is opted out by default, and it can be easily switched off any time. Just like many #FOSS projects.
Show threadDaniel BöhmerNov 18, 2023
@mjgardner Thank you, that’s reassuring. 😅 But then the claim “more than anyone else in the world” is really bold when they don’t even know how many users there are. 🤷‍♂️
Show threadMark GardnerNov 18, 2023
@dboehmer OMG, are you actually picking apart the semantics of a throwaway line asking a few enthusiasts to promote software that has barely a blip of a decimal point of market share compared to the ethically-challenged behemoths you are *actually* worried about?