Washington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta Apps (and Yandex)
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#2Safari reports that it blocked 16 trackers on WaPos home page. So it’s probably best to avoid them for privacy too.
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#3I hope people can get a "Stop Using Chrome" movement going, like we did with Internet Explorer long ago.
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#5Source article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/06/meta-pr...
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#6Without the suggestion to install an adblocker, this is not credible advice.
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#7What is the alternative to chrome that doesn’t crash or is not noticeably slower?
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#8What is the alternative to chrome that doesn’t crash or is not noticeably slower?
Brave Browser: https://brave.com/
Re: Washington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta Apps (and Yandex)
#9Without the suggestion to install an adblocker, this is not credible advice.
A media outlet which depends on ad revenue as a primary income source is unlikely to suggest this.
Ditching these deeply invasive products remains a good idea, independent on any decision to use ad blockers or not.
The Meta/Yandex incident in particular is straight-up malware and everyone should remove their apps.
Re: Washington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta Apps (and Yandex)
#10What is the alternative to chrome that doesn’t crash or is not noticeably slower?
Firefox + uBlock Origin