▲ 1371 ▼ Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history (www.theregister.com) submitted 3 years ago by wolf@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 346 comments fedilink hide all child comments Google enables advertisers a look into your browsing history...
[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago (4 children) Try Ungoogled Chromium! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 37 points 3 years ago (3 children) Better yet, firefox permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Doesn't help if they absolutely need to access something that "requires" Chromium. Which from their comment seems to be the case. Unless you want to mess with user agent switcher but even that doesn't always work if it's relying on Chromium's nonstandard APIs, or if they fingerprint your browser and use that to block non-Chromium clients (which some websites actually do for some asinine reason). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago Yeah I know, I'm just pushing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 years ago Even better, LibreWolf permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 37 points 3 years ago (3 children) Better yet, firefox permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Doesn't help if they absolutely need to access something that "requires" Chromium. Which from their comment seems to be the case. Unless you want to mess with user agent switcher but even that doesn't always work if it's relying on Chromium's nonstandard APIs, or if they fingerprint your browser and use that to block non-Chromium clients (which some websites actually do for some asinine reason). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago Yeah I know, I'm just pushing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] netchami@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 years ago Even better, LibreWolf permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Doesn't help if they absolutely need to access something that "requires" Chromium. Which from their comment seems to be the case. Unless you want to mess with user agent switcher but even that doesn't always work if it's relying on Chromium's nonstandard APIs, or if they fingerprint your browser and use that to block non-Chromium clients (which some websites actually do for some asinine reason). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago Yeah I know, I'm just pushing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago Yeah I know, I'm just pushing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 years ago Even better, LibreWolf permalink fedilink source parent