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The latter is more valuable to the ad tech industry. In fact, they benefit from browsers with crippled bookmarking systems. Every time a user types in "facebook
by 1MachineElf 3y ago
The latter is more valuable to the ad tech industry. In fact, they benefit from browsers with crippled bookmarking systems. Every time a user types in "facebook" instead of facebook.com into the omnibar, that user is directed to a Google/Bing/Brave Search page with ads.
- jollyllama 3y agoI can't live with Braves terrible bookmark manager, and inability to save history for more than a few months. But I can't live without the flawless ad blocking.
- elforce002 3y agoSame. I can't live without ad blocking + ublock. I don't remember the last time I saw an ad and I'm happy for that.
- olifante 3y agoYet here you are, alive and commenting on HN.
- jollyllama 3y agoFor now. But were it not for my comment history, there'd be no trace of my reading this thread in X months.
- chrisco255 3y agoMost of that is alleviated by autocomplete with browser history.
- 1MachineElf 3y agoData that is shared with Google/Bing/etc. It worries me that the omnibar is enabled by default and records what people search for, let alone employees of major companies, governments, and institutions.