looks like rendering adblockers extensions obsolete with manifest-v3 was not enough so now they try to implement DRM into the browser giving the ability to any website to refuse traffic to you if you don’t run a complaint browser ( cough…firefox )

here is an article in hacker news since i’m sure they can explain this to you better than i.

and also some github docs

  • @[email protected]
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    1371 year ago

    Stop using Google products I don’t know how else to fucking say it.

    Chrome -> Firefox Drive -> sync or Dropbox or any number of options Sheets and productivity tools > libre office or Apache open office YouTube -> Invidious or even better, odysse Google search -> duck duck go, SearXNG, StartPage, etc Gmail -> not a ton of great options. I’d probably recommend proton mail but the FOSS email world is definitely lacking, or gets blocked or goes down, harder to self host etc.

    • nevernevermore
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      helped with formatting:

      Chrome -> Firefox

      Drive -> sync or Dropbox or any number of options

      Sheets and productivity tools > libre office or Apache open office

      YouTube -> Invidious or even better, odysse

      Google search -> duck duck go, SearXNG, StartPage, etc

      Gmail -> not a ton of great options. I’d probably recommend proton mail but the FOSS email world is definitely lacking, or gets blocked or goes down, harder to self host etc.

      And I agree for sure. In order I use firefox (and brave sometimes), Proton Drive, Apple Productivity suite (pages, numbers etc), and either startpage or qwant, and proton mail. I do still use use YouTube Premium, but the point is Google doesn’t need to have its fingers in every aspect of my digital life.

      • @[email protected]
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        While I get your spirit… Dropbox belongs to google too 😂 they are everywhere! Worse than the plague.

        • @[email protected]
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          For many people, Google controls the entire network stack from their ISP, router, OS, DNS, their browser, all the way down to the platform hosting the content they watch.

          Google has captured such a wide part of the Internet that any changes they make will have at least a moderate effect on our lives. Even if we don’t use any Google services.

          The only thing that can stop them is probably the EU at this point. And I’m sure Google has a plan for that.

          • Rikudou_Sage
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            They can’t have a plan for that. They have two options: conform or leave EU.

              • Rikudou_Sage
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                41 year ago

                EU is widely adopting the policy of fining by a percentage of global revenue which is what hurts even the largest companies, precisely to avoid “just pay the EU”.

        • nevernevermore
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          i didn’t write the quoted list, just helped the OP with his formatting. I use proton drive, not dropbox.

          • rastilin
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            I had no idea Proton Drive was a thing. I’ll switch to it, Dropbox is becoming incredibly obnoxious with the advertising popups and notifications.

      • @[email protected]
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        I’m not sure LibreOffice is a drop-in replacement for Google Docs if you need sharing, collaboration and built-in version control.

        • Magnor
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          Yes, something like collabora would be a better fit, although I never managed to get an actual instance of the thing running.

            • Magnor
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              Well I tried this and… I just can’t get to run properly. Tried docker, AIO, separate installs :(

              • @[email protected]
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                I found that quite easy, for once: I have a bare NC instance and I installed 2 add-ons (the integration bits and the CODE server that IIRC drops an appimage of the actual collabora server). Unless you have hundreds of users, that’s about as much admin as you need :)

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        Nextcloud technically does much of what Drive does, but my instance is buggy lol

        Still, costing me nothing to run for now, AWS 12 month free tier. Will move to a VPS somewhere not-aws before that’s over.

      • @[email protected]
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        121 year ago

        Immich is getting pretty darn close, close enough that you could genuinely have a think about what features really matter to you, vs the cost of privacy lost continuing to use Google Photos.

          • @[email protected]
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            21 year ago

            Yeah, me too. I’ve been on Photoprism for a while, and that got me out of Google Photos, but not my wife.

            What annoys me about Photoprism is the long-promised multi-user feature was put behind a paid subscription. I was a paid Github supporter, and would’ve been happy to continue with my annual donation (like I do for other tech projects), but then they went the greedy ongoing sub route.

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      FYI, you need two new lines (hit Enter twice) to actually get a new line in Lemmy.

      Two new lines One new line.

        • @[email protected]
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          91 year ago

          It’s standard markdown afaik. Two new lines creates a new paragraphs, two spaces and one new line creates just a new line.

        • The Quuuuuill
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          61 year ago

          Markdown treats single newline breaks as being a line wrap in a long text flow

            • @[email protected]
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              41 year ago

              That’s actually a bit of a relief to learn. I didn’t want to believe it was simply because Lemmy was trying to copy Reddit, but I just didn’t know enough to see any other reason.

      • @[email protected]
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        141 year ago

        Linux, but that’s not a viable option. I would use degoogled Android OSs. GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, e/os, and LineageOS are some of the popular ones.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          Also correct here.

          The 3 main have varying degrees of function vs security/privacy and should be researched.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Android, but the real one (AOSP, etc) that you can get with custom ROMs, not Google® Android©.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            That¿s why I said “the one you get from the custom ROMs”. Well, the ones that fork and maintain on their own anyway.

            The other alternative honestly is Linux mobile, once it more properly launches.

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        11 year ago

        Look, it’s an unpopular opinion and many will disagree with me, but while Apple does certain things to restrict you from customizing your experience, they’re doing far less to destroy the open Internet than Google. So if you need a fully featured OS (which degoogled custom Android ROMs might not be, if you need banking for an example), it’s still an alternative for now, until Linux mobile experience gets better.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          On iOS, there’s no browser extensions (for e.g. ad blocking), no alternative browsers, and no FOSS apps of any kind. That platform is extremely hostile to the ideals of computing freedom.

          • @[email protected]
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            Like I said, it’s a better (for privacy) alternative to stock Android when you need a fully functional operating system. If you can stand to lose the oppressive Google functionality, you can go degoogled Android or preferably Linux (if you don’t care about battery life or app availability).

    • El Barto
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      Wait. Sync offers file storage? I thought it was just to sync up your Firefox sessions across multiple devices.

      Or am I confusing services with similar names?

          • El Barto
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            11 year ago

            How do you like it? Would you prefer it over dropbox, or not really?

            • @[email protected]
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              I’ve been migrating to sync from Dropbox after hearing too many reports of Dropbox scanning user content for things they deem objectionable. I like the end to end encryption, but I have found the mobile experience on iOS to be lacking. It seems to have trouble integrating with Files and uploading files directly via the iOS share menu. Annoying but not a dealbreaker.

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              I prefer it to drop box, it’s a better service and I believe not owned by Google like drop box it

              • El Barto
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                Gawd damn, I didn’t know Google acquired Dropbox in 2010. Ok. Time to move.

                But what makes Sync a better service? A better UI?

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      21 year ago

      Question, I use Google docs a lot cause I like the sync and it’s convenient when I write something like a book on my computer and then can add more on my phone and it syncs. Does Apache open office do that? I would like to switch if all this chrome stuff is bad but I use all of it all the time

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        look into syncthing paired with local-first notes application (obsidian or similar), or simple text editor. work like a charm in my case.

        • @[email protected]
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          Ok I really like Obsidian! The interface is really clean! I might still need to look for a proper word processor (I guess I could use libreoffice) but I also use geany as a notepad++ substitute and it’s really nice too. I still gotta look into setting up syncthing though

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          Interesting. Well, I did find Gnumeric in my search for a simple spreadsheet app for making flashcards with, so TIL something new I guess my “cloudsync” can be using syncthing or just backing up to a flash drive lol

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      I really really want to move from google workspace, google photos and google drive. I used it all to backup a 16TB archive, sharing photos with family and friends and keeping my personal files in the cloud and synched across computers. I used a Synology to backup the archive from the computer locally to the Synology and offsite to google drive. But here’s the thing, I’m a somewhat PC and Mac-savvy technical guy, but purely GUI. Is moving to Nextcloud on my synology going to be as easy as moving to google drive? I’m a little scared TBH. There are so many ways of installing next cloud and doing 3-2-1 backups and I don’t have time to handle a little error on a Synology destroying my whole workflow for days… Someone give me hope.

      • @[email protected]
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        131 year ago

        Brave has done too many shady bullshit things and has thus completely lost my support and interest. I do not recommend them.