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Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by albru123 »

QML wrote: post #112
sixothree wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really just don't understand the obsession with Chrome, especially in hacker communities. Sorry Google, I feel "icky & gross" when I use you.

Firefox just doesn’t have enough advantages yet that would convince someone comfortable with Chrome to switch over. While privacy is an ever growing concern, it isn’t a strong enough feature for most people.

Firefox does not stack tabs like Chrome does and does not load all the restored session tabs at once either. Aren't these dumb design decisions enough to switch to a product where people actually think about how it's going to be used?

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by partiallypro »

sakisv wrote: post #165

Well, look at the bright side: People will (hopefully) remember that there's an open source browser from a non-advertiser company (and therefore with not many incentives to break your adblocks)

Unfortunately Google invests heavily in Firefox, and Edge is switching to Chromium.

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by vertexFarm »

metalliqaz wrote: post #29
ultimoo wrote: post #13

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Yep, made the switch to Firefox with DuckDuckGo little less than a year ago. It was surprisingly fast to get used to and I haven't been more at ease since. I highly recommend trying this out for at least 1 week for everyone out here!

With the news that Edge would switch to chromium, Firefox is really the only thing preventing a complete web browser monoculture. Support Firefox if you can!

Thanks for the reminder. I try to give a little to Mozilla and Wikipedia on a regular basis. So far they are living proof that there is a way to make this whole mess work at a high standard of quality without resorting to the advertising model, which seems to become more heinous by the day.

Please everyone help the other options survive, even if you don't personally like them or use them. There is no way legislators are ever going to catch up on their technical knowledge enough to manage even the most blatant monopoly. Who am I kidding, they wouldn't care anyway. Somebody has to get in there to offer competition and keep things honest. Having options improves all of the options.

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by AnaniasAnanas »

darkpuma wrote: post #26

So we have a browser with nearly 70% market share, made by an advertising company that's arguably the most powerful business on the internet, interfering with ad blocking. And of course there is no regulatory body that is able or willing to step in. Great.

Why should a regulatory body step in? People were saying for years about how evil Google is, along with how limited and how much of a spyware Chrome is. There are alternatives that people can switch to, if they decide to keep using Chrome they should just suffer the consequences.

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by pault »

sridca wrote: post #159
sixothree wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really just don't understand the obsession with Chrome, especially in hacker communities. Sorry Google, I feel "icky & gross" when I use you.

I'm invested in the Google ecosystem, and have recently got myself a Pixel Slate that I carry everywhere as my primary computing/ media device (no more separate laptop and tablet). It would now be silly of me to use Firefox in place of Chrome. Moreover I have got nothing to hide, so all these privacy-fears don't concern me; in fact I often feel like they are being overblown.

The right to free speech is important even if you don't have anything to say. Privacy is no different.

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by shard972 »

Klonoar wrote: post #150
pnw_hazor wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general, William Barr, told lawmakers on Tuesday that he would focus attention on the “huge behemoths” in Silicon Valley at the center of a debate over antitrust enforcement. " https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-barr-antitrust/... We can only hope.

Barr is notably for a surveillance state, more or less. Relying on a pick of Trump's to solve anything in the Valley is a recipe for disaster.

Do you know of a WH official that was ever against the surveillance state?

And why does trump picking him make him automatically a disaster?

I feel like this is being completely dismissive of any kind of progress that could be made because orange man is bad.

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by rapnie »

aaronscott wrote: post #67
aerovistae wrote: post #14

Used to love google, for many many years. Slowly starting to despise them, though. It's different for everyone, but for me it started with this gmail redesign that made the product so slow it's almost worthless to me. And worst of all is I feel like there isn't even a good competing service to switch to. And now Chrome...

I switched to protonmail a few months back, and have been very happy with the service. They focus on privacy and security as a core value. They have a limited free account (limited in terms of storage space and message volume), so not a direct replacement for gmail. I use the paid service for more storage and a custom domain.

Yes, love it. The paid service is $5/m and you can use a custom domain and create 5 email aliases. Also, I think, ProtonVPN comes with that package (not using that yet, but will)

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by twoheadedboy »

8bitsrule wrote: post #146
xkapastel wrote: post #50

I don't think I can go back to the internet without uBO+uMatrix. On a related note, why doesn't Chrome for Android have extensions? I get the sense it's because it was more strategic to ban extensions entirely than to allow ad blocking on mobile.

Can't remember the site, but uBO reported blocking over 1100 requests when I landed there the other day. I can't imagine browsing without it.

I think a lot of requests get repeated once they fail. So in reality it's a lot less. Don't quote me on that though.
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