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They're definitely both spyware at this point. Shoutout to Firefox, which makes a conscious effort to block tracking cookies and not collect data.
by dangwu 6y ago
They're definitely both spyware at this point. Shoutout to Firefox, which makes a conscious effort to block tracking cookies and not collect data.
- okl 6y agoBy the grace of their benefactor (Google)?
- Kelamir 6y agoCould you elaborate your point?
- okl 6y agoGoogle pays a lot of money to Mozilla to be the default search provider in Firefox. This creates a conflict of interest. https://www.zdnet.com/article/sources-mozilla-extends-its-google-search-deal/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/sources-mozilla-extends-its-go...
- neltnerb 6y agoApologies for not finding citations, but as an example of... suspicious behavior... Firefox had a big campaign about blocking Facebook tracking with a big push to install an addon to reduce Facebook data collection. They did not do that with Google. That's the one that stood out to me as especially asymmetric, others may have other examples they remember. Don't get me wrong, Firefox is clearly the best of the options available. I use it all the time. But I'm also very aware that there is a bigger bias against Facebook (don't actually care since I don't go near it and block its javascript and cookies) than against Google. Of course, it's not obvious that this is Firefox's fault, Google is extremely good at finding probably-shouldn't-be-legal workarounds to just about any attempt to retain privacy. You'd think making clear you want to retain your privacy should be enough, legally, but I guess there are no consequences.
- Daho0n 6y agoFirefox puts Google in its own container just like Facebook. It also block third party cookies and is way better at avoiding fingerprinting than chrome.