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But then you add Microsoft tracking which is even worse. Why not just use Chromium and have no tracking?

• wayneftw 7y ago
  Why is Microsoft tracking "even worse" than Google tracking? I'm pretty sure Google has infected more of the Internet than Microsoft.
  • swebs 7y ago
    Because Microsoft is also collecting data from the OS level as well if you're using Windows. It's easy to keep sensitive data out of Gmail. It's hard to keep it of your computer entirely.
  • d1zzy 7y ago
    > Why is Microsoft tracking "even worse" than Google tracking? Without specifics is hard to know what the message you replied to meant but one thing where I find MS tracking worse than anything Google can do on the Internet right now is that MS tracks and reports my local OS use (what applications I install/run, how long I run them, what files I have) while an Internet tracker can only get access to what the browser allows which generally limits sharing the type of information I listed. EDIT: And pretty much all browsers have an Incognito mode or you can use TorBrowser which goes beyond that but I cannot similarly defend myself against my own local OS privacy invasion.
    • wayneftw 7y ago
      I use a Linux desktop and I’m looking forward to using MS Edge there when it is released so I guess I don’t have that concern. I’m already using it on my Mac.