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> Chrome is a perfectly okay browser from almost every perspective No, it isn't. They killed adblock, and have a business model of throttling other browsers t
by vpShane 1y ago
> Chrome is a perfectly okay browser from almost every perspective
No, it isn't. They killed adblock, and have a business model of throttling other browsers to force people to Chrome (Youtube throttling) and doing digital fingerprinting with exclusive-only Chrome finger prints as seen here on HN the other day.
Firefox has anonym, where it sells your 'anonymous data'
https://lifehacker.com/tech/why-you-should-disable-firefox-privacy-preserving-ad-measurements https://lifehacker.com/tech/why-you-should-disable-firefox-p...
I just looked, go to Settings -> type advert and you'll see
Website Advertising Preferences
Allow websites to perform privacy-preserving ad measurement
This helps sites understand how their ads perform without collecting data about you. Learn more
It comes pre-checked for you.
I use Chromium for dev stuff, but now; there's no ublock origin.
- AlotOfReading 1y agoI tried to be clear about how Chrome is fine in most respects except for the incentives conflict, and you've simply pointed out symptoms stemming from that fundamental issue. Are we actually disagreeing or do you just dislike how I phrased it?
- musicale 1y agoYou were very clear. PP seems to be in agreement with you in spite of objecting to the first line and ignoring the rest.
- Snelius 1y ago"ublock origin lite" works well
- snvzz 1y agoNot on Google's own websites such as Youtube.
- lucumo 1y agoIt blocks Youtube's ads just fine. You might've tried it during an arms race moment. YT is constantly changing it's anti-blocking measures, and uBO and uBO Lite are constantly responding. uBO had the same issue. uBO Lite does lack custom filters and custom filter lists. It also doesn't have sync, but uBO didn't do sync well anyway. Also sync is far less useful without custom filters.