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Google is Killing uBlock Origin. No Chromium Browser is Safe. (www.quippd.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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We’ve been anticipating it for years,1 and it’s finally happening. Google is finally killing uBlock Origin – with a note on their web store stating that the ...

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

They developed the "privacy sandbox" together. And in terms of cashflow, they depend on that google money. They're in trouble without it

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    And in terms of cashflow, they depend on that google money. They're in trouble without it

    That’s irrelevant. The only thing important is what they have to do for that money, which is setting Google as the default search engine. This only “hurts” you if you don’t take 15 seconds to change the default.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well, yes, technically. But then again, if google decides to stop doing that firefox can't pay for it's staff or infrastructure. Really, they have an incentive to listen

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    They developed the "privacy sandbox" together.

    Yeah that's not true.

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