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It's significantly better. Basically, Microsoft added the tracking protection features[1] Firefox and legacy Edge have to Chrome. Yeah, in terms of sending data

It's significantly better. Basically, Microsoft added the tracking protection features[1] Firefox and legacy Edge have to Chrome. Yeah, in terms of sending data to Google vs. Microsoft, that footprint is similar, but third party tracking differences are huge. Edge sends a fraction of the requests to third party services while web browsing as Chrome does. Google has decided to implement third party cookie blocking in Chrome recently... solely in incognito mode[2]. Firefox, Edge, Safari, etc. all do it all the time in normal mode too. This renders Chrome the least privacy-minded browser, primarily because Google heavily values ad tracking as a business practice. [1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/with-its-new-edge-browser-microsoft-takes-dead-aim-at-google/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/with-its-new-edge-browser-micr... [2] https://venturebeat.com/2020/05/19/google-chrome-83/ https://venturebeat.com/2020/05/19/google-chrome-83/

dicknuckle 6y ago
What about Opera? it's also based on chromium these days.
- SahAssar 6y ago
  Considering Operas current ownership (Chinese private equity) I would not use it.
  - okasaki 6y ago
    Those damn Chinese. Can't trust 'em.
    - rectang 6y ago
      There's a difference between Chinese ethnicity ̶a̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ as could be inferred from your comment and a Chinese company as in the parent comment.
      - riquito 6y ago
        I read it as a sarcastic response, but sure enough a /sarcasm tag would be appropriate
    - ycombonator 6y ago
      He meant the Chinese communist party which controls the entire private sector in China directly or indirectly.
      - okasaki 6y ago
        No no no no. You're confused. It's the Jews that control everything.
        SahAssar 6y ago
        Jesus! Do they control the illuminati too?
        jankiehodgpodge 6y ago
        Any private company in China is by default a business partner with the state. If you believe that the government doesn't coerce companies to comply with their wishes you are mistaken.
        okasaki 6y ago
        Exactly. The Jews run the world through their control of the banks and media.
moneywoes 6y ago
Is it different than using ublock origin
- ocdtrekkie 6y ago
  Generally ad blockers end up blocking ads whether they track or not: There are people out there who believe they are entitled to not see advertising or something. Tracking protection is generally close to an add blocker, but won't do anything to prevent display of first party ads or ads that do not attempt to track you. Generally, I'd argue the latter is better than the former, as it encourages websites and the ad industry to behave better: Stop invading my privacy and your ads stop getting blocked.
  - Shared404 6y ago
    I would agree. I use Privacy Badger (always) and NoScript (most of the time). If an add happens to not get blocked by these, great! I'm perfectly fine with viewing an add that is not doing bad things.
    - ocdtrekkie 6y ago
      Indeed. I'm a big fan of Firefox + Privacy Badger. It predated most browser tracking prevention features, and I've found more and more is getting caught by the browser before it even makes it to Privacy Badger. I suspect eventually Firefox will be good enough at it to render the extension mostly obsolete.

dicknuckle 6y ago

What about Opera? it's also based on chromium these days.

SahAssar 6y ago
Considering Operas current ownership (Chinese private equity) I would not use it.
- okasaki 6y ago
  Those damn Chinese. Can't trust 'em.
  - rectang 6y ago
    There's a difference between Chinese ethnicity ̶a̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ as could be inferred from your comment and a Chinese company as in the parent comment.
    - riquito 6y ago
      I read it as a sarcastic response, but sure enough a /sarcasm tag would be appropriate
  - ycombonator 6y ago
    He meant the Chinese communist party which controls the entire private sector in China directly or indirectly.
    - okasaki 6y ago
      No no no no. You're confused. It's the Jews that control everything.
      - SahAssar 6y ago
        Jesus! Do they control the illuminati too?
      - jankiehodgpodge 6y ago
        Any private company in China is by default a business partner with the state. If you believe that the government doesn't coerce companies to comply with their wishes you are mistaken.
        okasaki 6y ago
        Exactly. The Jews run the world through their control of the banks and media.

moneywoes 6y ago

Is it different than using ublock origin

ocdtrekkie 6y ago
Generally ad blockers end up blocking ads whether they track or not: There are people out there who believe they are entitled to not see advertising or something. Tracking protection is generally close to an add blocker, but won't do anything to prevent display of first party ads or ads that do not attempt to track you. Generally, I'd argue the latter is better than the former, as it encourages websites and the ad industry to behave better: Stop invading my privacy and your ads stop getting blocked.
- Shared404 6y ago
  I would agree. I use Privacy Badger (always) and NoScript (most of the time). If an add happens to not get blocked by these, great! I'm perfectly fine with viewing an add that is not doing bad things.
  - ocdtrekkie 6y ago
    Indeed. I'm a big fan of Firefox + Privacy Badger. It predated most browser tracking prevention features, and I've found more and more is getting caught by the browser before it even makes it to Privacy Badger. I suspect eventually Firefox will be good enough at it to render the extension mostly obsolete.