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Windows is now this mysterious, malicious entity that lurks between the user and Google Chrome. I've been asking this since 2000 or so: What extensive invasion

Windows is now this mysterious, malicious entity that lurks between the user and Google Chrome. I've been asking this since 2000 or so: What extensive invasion of your privacy needs to happen for you to give up Windows? Will this latest revelation be the tipping point for you?

stonogo 10y ago
...and google chrome is the mysterious, malicious entity that lurks between the user and facebook. Users. Don't. Care. Computers and smartphones are devices most people use exclusively to put personal information onto the internet. Banking, social media, health care information, all of it. The battle isn't over -- it never even began.
- 9248 10y ago
  I believe it's wrong to say that users don't care. Rather, users, don't really have a choice. From personal experience, linux is still far from actually being user-friendly. And it's easy for me to compare: 1) I haven't had a blue screen on neither my, or my mother's laptop since XP SP2. 2) 6 months ago when I wanted to switch to Ubuntu I had my HDD suddenly die after an update. No mo trying for me. Besides, these "clueless" users everybody imagines are not the ones making the choices. They resort to their kids, nephews, or that computer kid down the road to reinstall their Windows. And I am not that crazy yet to install linux on my mother's laptop. I bet it won't even work.
- anonbanker 10y ago
  Upvoted for truth. A small minority, such as myself, care about user privacy. The vast majority are willing to sell themselves into bondage for the chance to use the newest, shiniest technology. This is why, now that I'm the BOFH, I force my politics on my users. My company bans microsoft products connected to (W)LAN, and intentionally breaks our intranet sites on anything but Gecko or (Gtk/Qt)Webkit browsers. Chrome redirects to a blank web page with the word "no" on it, as does any browser identifying with a Microsoft OS on it. All outbound traffic is routed through a Tor proxy by default. If they're too complacent to switch, I can stop their herpes from spreading to networks I control. The effect has been wider adoption of Firefox, and the occasional question about why Google is in Dutch.

stonogo 10y ago

...and google chrome is the mysterious, malicious entity that lurks between the user and facebook. Users. Don't. Care. Computers and smartphones are devices most people use exclusively to put personal information onto the internet. Banking, social media, health care information, all of it. The battle isn't over -- it never even began.

9248 10y ago
I believe it's wrong to say that users don't care. Rather, users, don't really have a choice. From personal experience, linux is still far from actually being user-friendly. And it's easy for me to compare: 1) I haven't had a blue screen on neither my, or my mother's laptop since XP SP2. 2) 6 months ago when I wanted to switch to Ubuntu I had my HDD suddenly die after an update. No mo trying for me. Besides, these "clueless" users everybody imagines are not the ones making the choices. They resort to their kids, nephews, or that computer kid down the road to reinstall their Windows. And I am not that crazy yet to install linux on my mother's laptop. I bet it won't even work.
anonbanker 10y ago
Upvoted for truth. A small minority, such as myself, care about user privacy. The vast majority are willing to sell themselves into bondage for the chance to use the newest, shiniest technology. This is why, now that I'm the BOFH, I force my politics on my users. My company bans microsoft products connected to (W)LAN, and intentionally breaks our intranet sites on anything but Gecko or (Gtk/Qt)Webkit browsers. Chrome redirects to a blank web page with the word "no" on it, as does any browser identifying with a Microsoft OS on it. All outbound traffic is routed through a Tor proxy by default. If they're too complacent to switch, I can stop their herpes from spreading to networks I control. The effect has been wider adoption of Firefox, and the occasional question about why Google is in Dutch.