Jeff Fortin T. (@[email protected])
mastodon.social
A list of recent hostile moves by #Google's #Chrome team; handy for sharing with your entourage, to explain why they should stop using #Chromium / #GoogleChrome and use #Firefox or #Epiphany as their main #web #browser : * The "Manifest v3" sabotage of content blocking extensions: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/10/23131029/mozilla-ad-blocking-firefox-google-chrome-privacy-manifest-v3-web-request * The attempted sabotage of #JPEGXL: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/chrome-banishes-jpeg-xl-photo-format-that-could-save-phone-space/ * #WebEnvironmentIntegrity a.k.a. #DRM for whole websites would hurt the web, #opensource browsers and OSes: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/
    • bioemerl@kbin.social
      91·
      2 years ago

      If “hackers” find out I was looking up stroganoff recipes on a site I’m not signed into, I think I’ll find a way to cope with the intrusion.

      If your ISP can track your web traffic Google’s position is weaker

  • jcrabapple@dmv.pub
    6·
    2 years ago

    I switched to Firefox/Librewolf (with a brief stint on Vivaldi) last year and haven’t looked back.

    • ffolkes@fanexus.comEnglish
      9·
      2 years ago

      I’ve used nothing but Firefox on all desktops/laptops since 2004. I really don’t understand how or why anyone would switch away.

      • Quokka@quokk.auEnglish
        52·
        2 years ago

        Because for the longest time Chrome smashed the stale arse Firefox out of the water in features and performance.

        Personally I found Opera the best, but that’s Chinese shovelware now.

        • Dark Arc@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          2 years ago

          It really didn’t… Firefox has been neck and neck performance wise the entire time with a massive arsenal of extensions (and to be fair some of those extensions did negatively impact performance enough to scare people off) and I can’t think of a major feature Firefox didn’t have first or get soon after.

          Chrome largely just became a “speed meme” though among enthusiasts and had the backing from Google to win over IT teams.

  • TheLeechiestLeech@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    I keep hearing the counter argument that “Safari already shipped a version of WEI and no one made a fuss” but I can’t tell if that’s true or just missing a lot of nuance. Can someone explain?