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I don’t understand why people are complaining about this. If you’re concerned about privacy then why would you even use a Google product in the first place? The

I don’t understand why people are complaining about this. If you’re concerned about privacy then why would you even use a Google product in the first place? There are other options.

isolli 8y ago
Chrome has become the de facto standard browser. I regularly run into websites that don't work (or don't work well) in Firefox.
- lmedinas 8y ago
  Do yourself and the community a favor and when you see a website that doesn't work well make the Firefox Team aware of it[1]. They have a dedicated Team to check those issues. 1- https://wiki.mozilla.org/Compatibility#Contact_Us https://wiki.mozilla.org/Compatibility#Contact_Us
  - isolli 8y ago
    Thanks for the tip!
- driverdan 8y ago
  Such as?
  - isolli 8y ago
    Notion (can't scroll down with the keyboard, only the mouse) or Intercom (customer's replies are not displayed until you reload).
- h2onock 8y ago
  I use Firefox in excess of 10 hours every day and don’t have any problems so I find this statement very surprising. I’m not sure about Chrome being the de facto standard either and even if it is, it doesn’t mean you have to follow it.
james_pm 8y ago
Because my employer forces me to use G Suite and some of the features of that (Meet) don't work well (or at all) in non-Chrome browsers.
- daxelrod 8y ago
  I use Meet exclusively from Firefox, and it works just as well as in Chrome. Note that Hangouts does not work in Firefox. However, it works in Safari.
  - 4ad 8y ago
    > Hangouts does not work in Firefox. However, it works in Safari. ...barely. If you pop-out a window, it disconnects and closes the window after a minute or two of inactivity if the window is not active. This makes it totally unusable to me. This started on October 30 2016. I submitted a series of bug reports to Apple, but they were all ignored and/or closed for inactivity. In case you care enough to submit your own bug report, please reference Apple bug 44725612, 29018740 and 28263663. I'm pretty sure that Google could implement a fix/workaround, but good luck with that. This drives me nuts. I have to keep a Chrome open just to use Hangouts.
  - driverdan 8y ago
    Meet does not work as well in Firefox. If I use my BT headset I have to go into settings and switch back and forth between mics and outputs to get it to work. The connection fails more frequently than Chrome too.
- h2onock 8y ago
  Wouldn’t you just use your work account for this then and keep it separate from your personal digital footprint? I would, or I’d change jobs.

I don’t understand why people are complaining about this. If you’re concerned about privacy then why would you even use a Google product in the first place? There are other options.

isolli 8y ago

Chrome has become the de facto standard browser. I regularly run into websites that don't work (or don't work well) in Firefox.

lmedinas 8y ago
Do yourself and the community a favor and when you see a website that doesn't work well make the Firefox Team aware of it[1]. They have a dedicated Team to check those issues. 1- https://wiki.mozilla.org/Compatibility#Contact_Us https://wiki.mozilla.org/Compatibility#Contact_Us
- isolli 8y ago
  Thanks for the tip!
driverdan 8y ago
Such as?
- isolli 8y ago
  Notion (can't scroll down with the keyboard, only the mouse) or Intercom (customer's replies are not displayed until you reload).
h2onock 8y ago
I use Firefox in excess of 10 hours every day and don’t have any problems so I find this statement very surprising. I’m not sure about Chrome being the de facto standard either and even if it is, it doesn’t mean you have to follow it.

james_pm 8y ago

Because my employer forces me to use G Suite and some of the features of that (Meet) don't work well (or at all) in non-Chrome browsers.

daxelrod 8y ago
I use Meet exclusively from Firefox, and it works just as well as in Chrome. Note that Hangouts does not work in Firefox. However, it works in Safari.
- 4ad 8y ago
  > Hangouts does not work in Firefox. However, it works in Safari. ...barely. If you pop-out a window, it disconnects and closes the window after a minute or two of inactivity if the window is not active. This makes it totally unusable to me. This started on October 30 2016. I submitted a series of bug reports to Apple, but they were all ignored and/or closed for inactivity. In case you care enough to submit your own bug report, please reference Apple bug 44725612, 29018740 and 28263663. I'm pretty sure that Google could implement a fix/workaround, but good luck with that. This drives me nuts. I have to keep a Chrome open just to use Hangouts.
- driverdan 8y ago
  Meet does not work as well in Firefox. If I use my BT headset I have to go into settings and switch back and forth between mics and outputs to get it to work. The connection fails more frequently than Chrome too.
h2onock 8y ago
Wouldn’t you just use your work account for this then and keep it separate from your personal digital footprint? I would, or I’d change jobs.