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This is why I gave up on Chrome and Android even though I loved both products. I don't know if this complaint is valid and what the exact scope is. However, si
by 0zymandias 6y ago
This is why I gave up on Chrome and Android even though I loved both products.
I don't know if this complaint is valid and what the exact scope is. However, since switching to Safari and iPhone, I no longer constantly need to be on the alert about my privacy.
I strongly believe that Google's business model will always push them to exploit my privacy if there is an extra buck to be made.
- Proziam 6y agoYou seem to trust Apple a lot more than I do. Why not go a step further and use Firefox/Tor?
- 0zymandias 6y agoI trust Firefox as well. It was my second choice. I had two reasons for not switching to Firefox. 1. Firefox used a lot more memory & CPU on my MBP. Maybe that is fixed now. I remember reading that they worked on the footprint. 2. The large majority of Firefox's revenue is (indirectly) driven by ads from Google. I just wanted to get out of the ad swamp once and for all.
- ta17711771 6y agoAdd to the list that Firefox doesn't have good security compared to Chromium variants, like proper per site process isolation.
- lokedhs 6y agoI use Firefox on Android for regular browsing. I've also configured the default browser to be Firefox Focus, meaning that every time I click a link it opens a disposable session with no history available. I guess I could still be tracked based on IP address as I'm not normally using Tor. Ublock and Privacy Badger does help there, I guess, but while it's not foolproof I do believe it's better than just assuming that Apple will take care of privacy for you.