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Re: Google is Exploring an Alternative to Cookies for Ad Tracking

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I've used chrome because it was faster than Firefox ( and didn't crash so often ). I've switched to Firefox a few weeks ago and couldn't be happier. It seems that all the stability issues were resolved. I urge everyone to do the same.

I just switched today. After installing the omnibar extension and removing the ugly bar in the bottom, if feels just as comfortable as Chrome.

I use Chrome for google apps because it works better. I use Firefox for everything else.

Re: Google is Exploring an Alternative to Cookies for Ad Tracking

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I bet that this is a preventive PR diversion for something else. Google is anything but stupid. Given current post-Snowden climate they surely realize that something as obnoxiuos as built-in browser tracking is going to raise a storm of discontent. But they have decided to realize this information anyway. So they let this stew a little and suggest some alternative, probably as nasty, but it will look mild in comparis…

I don't think appearing extremely shady just to be a little less shady than initially thought is a smart PR move. Yes, it may make the initial shit storm go away, but most people will be left with the impression that Google tried something shady and if they didn't go through with it now they will do so whenever they can sneak it in.

Re: Google is Exploring an Alternative to Cookies for Ad Tracking

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I've used chrome because it was faster than Firefox ( and didn't crash so often ). I've switched to Firefox a few weeks ago and couldn't be happier. It seems that all the stability issues were resolved. I urge everyone to do the same.

does the scrolling feel a bit weird on Firefox? to me it felt a bit too smooth or animated

You can turn off "smooth scrolling" to fix this. Makes the scrolling feel more responsive to boot.

Re: Google is Exploring an Alternative to Cookies for Ad Tracking

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You're most likely right, in that most people don't care about being tracked, but Google still isn't solving the basic problem, they are just working around the cookie restrictions. The focus should be on making a profit, while respecting peoples privacy.

I honestly don't mind being tracked. I don't know if it's just me but I prefer targeted advertising than just generic one. It's always more relevant and I do end up purchasing. Without tracking, there would be no targeted advertising.

How would feel about the data being shared with a prospective employer, perhaps sold to them as part of a recruitment service?

Re: Google is Exploring an Alternative to Cookies for Ad Tracking

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Which one would you recommend I get? Am currently using Chrome and wouldn't mind switching to FF.

I'm currently using Nightly UX. I've been using it for quite awhile and I haven't had any problems with it. That being said, you should keep in mind that this is a pre-alpha release and it wouldn't be surprising to run into some problems. If your browsing experience heavily depends on extensions, I'd recommend you not to use Nightly, though. I only use NoScript and AdBlock Edge as my extensions, but if you install 10…

I've used Firefox all my life because of Firebug. Then after a while it just got so slow that it was unusable and the experience became terrible. And then I switched to Chrome. I'm not fond of their developer tools as much. Not as good as Firebug. I guess I'll give FF another shot.

Re: Google is Exploring an Alternative to Cookies for Ad Tracking

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Wow. "Don't be evil" is really dead and buried isn't it?

How exactly is this more evil than a tracking cookie? To me it sounds pretty much the same.

They can't be deleted or blocked. They are not confined to one device.

Re: Google is Exploring an Alternative to Cookies for Ad Tracking

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I've used chrome because it was faster than Firefox ( and didn't crash so often ). I've switched to Firefox a few weeks ago and couldn't be happier. It seems that all the stability issues were resolved. I urge everyone to do the same.

I've been using Firefox as my main browser for a couple of years now. It's really getting better in every build. And Vimperator is not available for Chrome. Nowadays my biggest reason to stay with Firefox is that I trust Mozilla more than I trust Google.

I switched from FF when it was sluggish. Funny, the reason I don't switch back is the opposite of yours: I don't want to miss Vimium... how does Vimperator compare to Vimium?

Re: Google is Exploring an Alternative to Cookies for Ad Tracking

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I've used chrome because it was faster than Firefox ( and didn't crash so often ). I've switched to Firefox a few weeks ago and couldn't be happier. It seems that all the stability issues were resolved. I urge everyone to do the same.

I too used Chrome because it was simple enough to seem to get out of the way, but Firefox has gotten so much faster that I can't remember how there was an advantage.

Now, I can't stand that there is never a sidebar in Chrome for things like Todoist, and you have that annoying pop-down menu instead. Firefox even lets you use extensions that radically alter the interface, such as the really convenient Tile Tabs[1], without any noticeable slowdowns.

I used to switch back and forth, using Firefox if I was using a extension for some specific task, then back to Chrome for everything else, but now Firefox just never seems to slow down much, so there's no reason.

[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tile-tabs

Re: Google is Exploring an Alternative to Cookies for Ad Tracking

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>Those are features that don't focus on the UX or the design. I think that build is labeled Aurora Nope, Aurora is something else. It's the build after Nightly. Nightly includes pre-alpha releases, Aurora includes alpha releases. You are however correct that Nightly and Nightly UX are not the same thing. Although if I'm not mistaken the only difference between two of them is that Nightly UX also gets pre-alpha UI cha…

Which one would you recommend I get? Am currently using Chrome and wouldn't mind switching to FF.

I've been using UX on Mac and Linux for a few months – love the tabs in the titlebar on Mac – and rarely have problems. A few extensions aren't compatible, and occasionally a build is unstable, so I also have Firefox (stable) and Aurora installed. I just restart into a (more) stable release if there is an issue. They all use the same profile, so settings and tabs are shared. Lazy-loading for tabs make restarting not much of an issue, even with a couple dozen tabs open.
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