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> When it’s time to create a new password, Chrome will now generate one for you (so you’re not using your puppy’s name for all of your passwords anymore). One less reason to use a password manager now.
Here's what's not new: lack of anti-tracking protections
What about this? > ... We launched an ad blocker to keep you safe from malicious and annoying ads ... It's a start, at least. I still use uBlock Origin until Chrome gets their game together with ad blocking.
> ... We launched an ad blocker to keep you safe from ads that are not part of google ad-network ...
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Agreed. I just can't go back to a browser without an ad blocker nowadays. I've forgotten how absolutely ugly and distracting most of the web looks with today's ads, not to mention the out of control tracking of users and invasion of their privacy.
you can install on adblocker on any browser with extensions
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I trust Mozilla and have zero trust in Google. But I just switched back to Chrome after an experiment with Firefox. It’s just too much of a resource hog vs Chrome. Hopefully they sort that out soon.
Really? What use case? I've had the opposite experience, ff uses much less ram than chrome.
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you can install on adblocker on any browser with extensions
JS based blockers are not the same as declarative, native content blockers like safari pioneered.
Seriously.
Also, what's with the smaller icon on the start page?
Not a good change for me.
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Really? What use case? I've had the opposite experience, ff uses much less ram than chrome.
Anecdotally lots of tabs open (30+) in Firefox uses more RAM than Chrome and brings my 2017 MBP to its knees.
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Why? Chrome has had a built-in password manager for years, synced to your account, and accessible on the web: https://passwords.google.com
And it doesn’t work! It breaks on several websites I use routinely (e.g. my credit union). As far as I can tell, browser password management is a dirty hack. There is no real “login API” that could be used to build a proper password manager.
I doubt anyone gives a toss if Chrome is having a "10th birthday" except Google. Never liked how this browser forces updates down your throat including "new looks" without any choice. Feels like software I have zero control over, if every time I open it, a new version of itself downloads and installs without my permission. Google enjoys forcing itself on users regularly without consent. Which is creepy when put like…
You can disable auto updates [ https://www.chromium.org/administrators/turning-off-auto-upd... ]. But the risk, of course, is that security updates are then also disabled. There's a case to be made that one could develop security updates separate from "look-and-feel" updates, but I think, sadly, it's a weak case; it's all one software package, and look-and-feel changes can impact security and vise-versa. I don't thin…
In my case, I don't even have that Google Update registry key you've linked to. So they're doing some other nasty hacky thing to silently install new versions over itself without my permission.
Google REALLY doesn't want people disabling auto updates. It's like other things they do, they don't hesitate to build-in arrogant patterns in order to herd everyone into the same behaviour.
Like with the account chooser, it's no longer possible to simply sign out of Google and be properly signed out, so your name doesn't appear on the sign in page. Google remembers your login and shows your email address on the sign in page, even though you're logged out. This is Google REALLY not wanting anyone to sign out.
I doubt anyone gives a toss if Chrome is having a "10th birthday" except Google. Never liked how this browser forces updates down your throat including "new looks" without any choice. Feels like software I have zero control over, if every time I open it, a new version of itself downloads and installs without my permission. Google enjoys forcing itself on users regularly without consent. Which is creepy when put like…
Browsers have a huge, huge attack surface that is persistently exploited. Every single release contains a lot of nasty bugs fixed in various places. Not to single Firefox out here, but take a look at their release notes[1]. - 4 critical, 5 high vulns fixed in 61. - 2 critical, 7 high in 60. - 4 critical, 4 high in 59. Your feelings on not liking security updates 'forced down your throat' are kind of immaterial. They…
> Every single release contains a lot of nasty bugs fixed in various places.
Oh please. "Nasty bugs fixed in various places"? You're not replying to your mum here.
Nothing, ever, should be forced down anyone's throat. Your attitude is what is making software become some kind of time-locked online service, even when it's installed on our machines.
I will update software when I choose to, not when some commercially driven product manager decides to.
How can you be so naive at the motivation behind taking away control of software installs on your machine? You think they're doing it to "keep you safe" because "your safety is their number one priority". Wow.
Go ahead and let tech giants control your life at the granular level, but I will choose to control software updates on my machine, thanks.