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Not saying your point is invalid but in the same context Google has access to all your stuff, including correlations to your mobile and location information and
by zizek23 9y ago
Not saying your point is invalid but in the same context Google has access to all your stuff, including correlations to your mobile and location information and is not afraid to share it, as do others ie ISPs, possibly Microsoft.
So for browsers controlling meta data on user end has limited value without rules and laws around user data.
- j_s 9y agoAlso: the most invasive parts of the analytics / tracking / privacy-invading aspects of Google Chrome are closed source.
- tortasaur 9y agoYou can use Chromium.
- j_s 9y agoSort of. Browse Against the Machine | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14439098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14439098 (May 2017) > brynedwards: There are also patches for Chromium that remove Google integration and improve its privacy features (with links) | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14439668 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14439668
- mrmondo 9y agoIndeed, it’s quite concerning how little this is discussed or talked about in a lens that’s interesting to the average person.
- mrmondo 9y agoI don’t use Google Chrome - mostly for that very reason.