Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome
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Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome::Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.
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Well that explains why I'm seeing full page popups saying I need to disable my adblocker on certain sites..
Okay.. I've resisted long enough. I'll make the switch to Firefox tonight
Make sure to use uBlock origin once you switch.
Thanks using it now.for chrome. I'll be sure to add it in. Between it and the pihole I should be good.
Thanks for the heads-up
Yup. Gang gang
I switched a while back for the same reason, in a completely different scenario. Google is playing themselves.
uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger should be the first addons you install.
Also consider the Multi-Account Containers addon. It loads certain domains in their own tabs and isolates them from others.
This is just the basics, there's a deep rabbit hole for privacy of you're interested and lots of interesting extensions for maximum control (cookie auto-deleters, Matrix, JavaScript disablers, anti-fingerprinting, scrubbers etc.) Firefox itself comes with a lot of privacy-related stuff built-in nowadays.
Jumped a month ago or so after reading about their "product enhancements" and not being able to install an extension to download a YouTube clip I needed for a work project. Water is excellent, also removing them out of my search as much as possible.
Recommend Degoogle Yourself community for weeding them out wherever you're comfortable. I still have them for photos and maps is better than anything comparable but have given them that much less data to sell. !degoogle@lemmy.ml