Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on *.google.com access to private APIs, including your current CPU usageAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.world – 1516 points – 4 months agofedi.simonwillison.netcross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23752739 https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jul/9/hangout_servicesthunkjs/ 199Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsIt baffles me that they sell Chrome as private and/or secure, and baffles me even more that people believe them.It baffles me people use chrome.Why? There was a time when chrome was significantly better, and most people hate change.I remember back in the day everyone used Firefox. Then Chrome came out and there was a nice ad campaign and it was actually way faster. Then slowly everyone switched to Chrome. At some point in the last 15 years, it switched to Firefox being superior. I switched back to Firefox maybe like 7~ years ago? But I did it for open source reasons.
It baffles me that they sell Chrome as private and/or secure, and baffles me even more that people believe them.It baffles me people use chrome.Why? There was a time when chrome was significantly better, and most people hate change.I remember back in the day everyone used Firefox. Then Chrome came out and there was a nice ad campaign and it was actually way faster. Then slowly everyone switched to Chrome. At some point in the last 15 years, it switched to Firefox being superior. I switched back to Firefox maybe like 7~ years ago? But I did it for open source reasons.
It baffles me people use chrome.Why? There was a time when chrome was significantly better, and most people hate change.I remember back in the day everyone used Firefox. Then Chrome came out and there was a nice ad campaign and it was actually way faster. Then slowly everyone switched to Chrome. At some point in the last 15 years, it switched to Firefox being superior. I switched back to Firefox maybe like 7~ years ago? But I did it for open source reasons.
Why? There was a time when chrome was significantly better, and most people hate change.I remember back in the day everyone used Firefox. Then Chrome came out and there was a nice ad campaign and it was actually way faster. Then slowly everyone switched to Chrome. At some point in the last 15 years, it switched to Firefox being superior. I switched back to Firefox maybe like 7~ years ago? But I did it for open source reasons.
I remember back in the day everyone used Firefox. Then Chrome came out and there was a nice ad campaign and it was actually way faster. Then slowly everyone switched to Chrome. At some point in the last 15 years, it switched to Firefox being superior. I switched back to Firefox maybe like 7~ years ago? But I did it for open source reasons.
It baffles me that they sell Chrome as private and/or secure, and baffles me even more that people believe them.
It baffles me people use chrome.
Why? There was a time when chrome was significantly better, and most people hate change.
I remember back in the day everyone used Firefox. Then Chrome came out and there was a nice ad campaign and it was actually way faster.
Then slowly everyone switched to Chrome. At some point in the last 15 years, it switched to Firefox being superior.
I switched back to Firefox maybe like 7~ years ago? But I did it for open source reasons.