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Google Crimes

24 points by stargrave 3y ago

sidcool 3y ago
Crimes is a hefty word here. I would go with "Transgressions" to take it more seriously. Or "User Hostililty".
- pierrelf 3y ago
  Perhaps "google crime" if don't be evil is "google law"
- SuperNinKenDo 3y ago
  It's Xah Lee, he loves hyperbole, for better and for worse.
type_Ben_struct 3y ago
There’s a beautiful irony that this site is littered with Google Ads (and more clickjacking than a porn site)
- spiderfarmer 3y ago
  Most people making outrageous claims turn out to be hypocrites, so this fits the bill.
- theoriginaldave 3y ago
  With uBlock set to kill and no JavaScript, it's just an ugly list of links
ranger_danger 3y ago
add to this list locking people out of gmail if they're not using chrome. every single time with firefox I either get some kind of "can't verify identity" or "browser not trusted" message even with latest updates
deleted 3y ago
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computator 3y ago
The site[1] claims that every time you log into a Google property, like Gmail for example, Chrome will automatically sign the browser into your Google account for you, and that means that Google Chrome can track everything you do. Does every Hacker News Chrome user know this? Are you OK with it? Do the millions of non-technical Chrome users know this? Would they be OK with it if they knew? As far as I know, Firefox doesn't do this. At least I hope so. [1] Under the heading "Google Chrome Browser Login Scam"
- DANmode 3y ago
  Chromium
  - mmh0000 3y ago
    ungoogled-chromium
    - DANmode 3y ago
      and properly configure the settings page of any browser you use! Most are pretty loudmouthed by default.
renegat0x0 3y ago
Some of my links: - https://usvgoogle.org/trial-wrap-11-20 https://usvgoogle.org/trial-wrap-11-20 - https://tuta.com/blog/google-search-monopoly https://tuta.com/blog/google-search-monopoly - https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-android-massive-tracking-device-3381617/ https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-android-massive-track... - WEI... https://vivaldi.com/blog/googles-new-dangerous-web-environment-integrity-spec/ https://vivaldi.com/blog/googles-new-dangerous-web-environme... - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/28/google-may-have-misled-dozens-of-advertisers-and-violated-its-own-guidelines-report https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/28/google-ma... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/09/google-privacy-abortion-data/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/09/google-... - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/judge-finds-google-destroyed-evidence-and-repeatedly-gave-false-info-to-court/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/judge-finds-goog... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_Google https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_Google - https://otakukart.com/551722/google-is-showing-ads-to-sell-your-kidney-for-1m-in-india/ https://otakukart.com/551722/google-is-showing-ads-to-sell-y... - https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926290942/google-paid-apple-billions-to-dominate-search-on-iphones-justice-department-says https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926290942/google-paid-apple-b... - https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/09/yes-google-uses-its-power-to-quash-ideas-it-doesnt-likei-know-because-it-happened-to-me/ https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/09/yes-google-uses-its-power-to-...

Google Crimes

24 points by stargrave 3y ago

sidcool 3y ago

Crimes is a hefty word here. I would go with "Transgressions" to take it more seriously. Or "User Hostililty".

pierrelf 3y ago
Perhaps "google crime" if don't be evil is "google law"
SuperNinKenDo 3y ago
It's Xah Lee, he loves hyperbole, for better and for worse.

type_Ben_struct 3y ago

There’s a beautiful irony that this site is littered with Google Ads (and more clickjacking than a porn site)

spiderfarmer 3y ago
Most people making outrageous claims turn out to be hypocrites, so this fits the bill.
theoriginaldave 3y ago
With uBlock set to kill and no JavaScript, it's just an ugly list of links

ranger_danger 3y ago

add to this list locking people out of gmail if they're not using chrome. every single time with firefox I either get some kind of "can't verify identity" or "browser not trusted" message even with latest updates

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computator 3y ago

The site[1] claims that every time you log into a Google property, like Gmail for example, Chrome will automatically sign the browser into your Google account for you, and that means that Google Chrome can track everything you do. Does every Hacker News Chrome user know this? Are you OK with it? Do the millions of non-technical Chrome users know this? Would they be OK with it if they knew? As far as I know, Firefox doesn't do this. At least I hope so. [1] Under the heading "Google Chrome Browser Login Scam"

DANmode 3y ago
Chromium
- mmh0000 3y ago
  ungoogled-chromium
  - DANmode 3y ago
    and properly configure the settings page of any browser you use! Most are pretty loudmouthed by default.

renegat0x0 3y ago

Some of my links: - https://usvgoogle.org/trial-wrap-11-20 https://usvgoogle.org/trial-wrap-11-20 - https://tuta.com/blog/google-search-monopoly https://tuta.com/blog/google-search-monopoly - https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-android-massive-tracking-device-3381617/ https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-android-massive-track... - WEI... https://vivaldi.com/blog/googles-new-dangerous-web-environment-integrity-spec/ https://vivaldi.com/blog/googles-new-dangerous-web-environme... - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/28/google-may-have-misled-dozens-of-advertisers-and-violated-its-own-guidelines-report https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/28/google-ma... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/09/google-privacy-abortion-data/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/09/google-... - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/judge-finds-google-destroyed-evidence-and-repeatedly-gave-false-info-to-court/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/judge-finds-goog... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_Google https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_Google - https://otakukart.com/551722/google-is-showing-ads-to-sell-your-kidney-for-1m-in-india/ https://otakukart.com/551722/google-is-showing-ads-to-sell-y... - https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926290942/google-paid-apple-billions-to-dominate-search-on-iphones-justice-department-says https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926290942/google-paid-apple-b... - https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/09/yes-google-uses-its-power-to-quash-ideas-it-doesnt-likei-know-because-it-happened-to-me/ https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/09/yes-google-uses-its-power-to-...