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what came of this? I don't use Chrome
by permo-w 4y ago
what came of this? I don't use Chrome
- pluc 4y agome not using Chrome is exactly what came of this
- hdjjhhvvhga 4y agoBefore this becomes another metoo thread: I think Google is pushing the boundaries testing how far they can go. For many of us this was the thin red line, but probably the society at large hasn't noticed - or maybe they don't care. My predictions is that Google continues to make small steps in the same direction, with these small steps totaling to something that would cause a public outcry if implemented all at once.
- ARandomerDude 4y agoThis is why I ignore people who say about $TOPIC, "that's just a slippery slope argument." The fact is, people/companies/governments engage in slippery slope tactics every day, on purpose, because they know those tactics work.
- trinsic2 4y agoGoogle did the same sang with G plus a couple years ago attempting to require people use their full names when signing up for accounts. There was an outcry and they backtracked on that but look where we're at now. In my view they're definitely moving the surveillance state forward in small increments. There was an article awhile back [linking Google to the CIA](https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-cia-and-nsa-research-grants-for-mass-surveillance/ https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-ci...), not sure how true it is.
- throw10920 4y agoI think that "boiling the frog" is a valid way to describe this strategy, and it's one that a lot of other companies (Microsoft with their resurgence of anticompetitive tactics) and governments implement today, because it's effective. Look around and you'll find it everywhere.
- permo-w 4y agoif you quickly swat at a fly on a window, the fly jumps and flies away. if you slowly lower the swatter and then jump the last inch, the fly will never see it coming and gets squished on the window humans are exactly the same
- bityard 4y agoIt's moving forward, which is unfortunate because whatever Chrome does, all other browsers eventually adopt or mimic, even Firefox.
- vorpalhex 4y agoMaybe not. This seems like a very easy gap in Chrome's armor. "Firefox - we still have adblock" Part of why Chrome gained users was it's adblocking in the first place.
- zx8080 4y agoGoogle deal brings Mozilla 90% of its revenue [1]. Money talks. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28954390 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28954390
- DangitBobby 4y agoFirefox will be adopting the V3 API but it will not be dropping anything from V2. Their goal is to support all use-cases from V2 without requiring everyone to do major re-writes [1]. 1. https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2022/05/18/manifest-v3-in-firefox-recap-next-steps/ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2022/05/18/manifest-v3-in-fi...
- causi 4y agoWe've heard that song and dance before. Firefox features always take the same path: start as regular part of the browser, then accessible through an extension, then you have to set an about:config flag for the extension to work, then you have to set a flag and modify some configuration files, and then you can go fuck yourself if you needed that.
- DangitBobby 4y agoThings seem pretty different this time.