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There are regulatory agencies which have specifically told Google it is not allowed to remove 3rd party cookies without a replacement as while Google would be a

There are regulatory agencies which have specifically told Google it is not allowed to remove 3rd party cookies without a replacement as while Google would be able to continue to function fine, their competitors would take a major loss.

pas 1y ago
Do you have links for this? I'm curious about which bodies and what was their argument.
- diogocp 1y ago
  https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/investigation-into-googles-privacy-sandbox-browser-changes https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/investigation-into-googles-priv...
  - dbushell 1y ago
    Seems like the CMA are concerned for other advertisers who profit from 3rd-party cookies, no concern for user's privacy. That poor billion dollar industry, how will it cope?
    - blibble 1y ago
      their mandate is to regulate competition not privacy
JoshTriplett 1y ago
Sounds like a great argument for running a different browser not developed by an advertising company, and thus not constrained by that.
- chrisweekly 1y ago
  Agreed. Curious what HNers feel is the most viable replacement. I'm experimenting w Arc this week...
  - connicpu 1y ago
    I've been on Firefox for years, it's extremely good these days
    - JoshTriplett 1y ago
      Likewise. Even despite the multiple times Mozilla manages to carefully aim at their feet before shooting, Firefox still seems like the best available alternative.
  - aftbit 1y ago
    Firefox is alright. I keep around a script called `chrome-new` for those rare case I still need Chrome. #!/bin/sh if [ -z $CHROME ]; then test -e "$(which chromium)" && CHROME="chromium" test -e "$(which google-chrome)" && CHROME="google-chrome" test -e "$(which google-chrome-stable)" && CHROME="google-chrome-stable" test -e "$(which google-chrome-dev)" && CHROME="google-chrome-dev" fi TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d /dev/shm/chrome-XXXXX) $CHROME --user-data-dir=$TMPDIR --no-first-run --no-default-browser-check "$@" rm -rf $TMPDIR
    - chrisweekly 1y ago
      Cool script! Thanks for sharing! :)
  - barnabee 1y ago
    Firefox with uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger at a minimum, other extensions to taste[0] I’ve also been experimenting with Zen[1], which is Firefox based, recently and it seems quite promising in terms of a nicer default UI. [0] I like Tab Stash, Vimium C, SponsorBlock, Decentraleyes, DeArrow, Archive Page, among others [1] https://zen-browser.app/ https://zen-browser.app/
  - move-on-by 1y ago
    I’m unhappy with Firefox’s new privacy policy so I jumped over to WaterFox. It’s working good for now, but I’m anxiously awaiting ladybird browser.

pas 1y ago

Do you have links for this? I'm curious about which bodies and what was their argument.

diogocp 1y ago
https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/investigation-into-googles-privacy-sandbox-browser-changes https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/investigation-into-googles-priv...
- dbushell 1y ago
  Seems like the CMA are concerned for other advertisers who profit from 3rd-party cookies, no concern for user's privacy. That poor billion dollar industry, how will it cope?
  - blibble 1y ago
    their mandate is to regulate competition not privacy

JoshTriplett 1y ago

Sounds like a great argument for running a different browser not developed by an advertising company, and thus not constrained by that.

chrisweekly 1y ago
Agreed. Curious what HNers feel is the most viable replacement. I'm experimenting w Arc this week...
- connicpu 1y ago
  I've been on Firefox for years, it's extremely good these days
  - JoshTriplett 1y ago
    Likewise. Even despite the multiple times Mozilla manages to carefully aim at their feet before shooting, Firefox still seems like the best available alternative.
- aftbit 1y ago
  Firefox is alright. I keep around a script called `chrome-new` for those rare case I still need Chrome. #!/bin/sh if [ -z $CHROME ]; then test -e "$(which chromium)" && CHROME="chromium" test -e "$(which google-chrome)" && CHROME="google-chrome" test -e "$(which google-chrome-stable)" && CHROME="google-chrome-stable" test -e "$(which google-chrome-dev)" && CHROME="google-chrome-dev" fi TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d /dev/shm/chrome-XXXXX) $CHROME --user-data-dir=$TMPDIR --no-first-run --no-default-browser-check "$@" rm -rf $TMPDIR
  - chrisweekly 1y ago
    Cool script! Thanks for sharing! :)
- barnabee 1y ago
  Firefox with uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger at a minimum, other extensions to taste[0] I’ve also been experimenting with Zen[1], which is Firefox based, recently and it seems quite promising in terms of a nicer default UI. [0] I like Tab Stash, Vimium C, SponsorBlock, Decentraleyes, DeArrow, Archive Page, among others [1] https://zen-browser.app/ https://zen-browser.app/
- move-on-by 1y ago
  I’m unhappy with Firefox’s new privacy policy so I jumped over to WaterFox. It’s working good for now, but I’m anxiously awaiting ladybird browser.