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If you value privacy, ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox now (www.fastcompany.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Reddit being enshittified is what motivated me to switch back to Android. I don't want to continue using a a locked ecosystem only for apple to one day say: "Welp, no more adblocks 😜 Oh you use VLC? Dude that's for pirates only. Signal? That's for terrorists. Standard Notes? What evil plans are you hiding? Banned Banned and Banned."

I used iPhones because everyone else was using them so I kinds fell for the peer pressure thinking "Hmm... what are the odds that Apple become evil? Probably don't have to worry about it." The Reddit shitshow just triggered a fear in me that made me rethink about my life decisions. Apple's locked ecosystem suddenly looked terrifying to me, and I just wanna nope out. So I got an Android phone and gave the iPhone to someone. I love my apks and don't need to worry about Google-Play shennanigans.