Goodbye Chrome. It was great while it lasted. : privacy

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (35 children)

When was the last time Google made something objectively useful and not some ad bs?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Google used to be an awesome company.

They have turned into absolute garbage, something I never thought possible.

I'm locked into Gmail, that's too big of a pain in the ass to switch, but everything else I try to avoid like the plague. From shitty hardware, to abandoned software to adinfested garbage, everything they are making right now is straight dogshit.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

Advertising is going to blow up like real estate.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

How about a setting like "I don't want to be tracked and I don't want to see any ads" that is enabled by default?

[+] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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[–] darcy 10 points 10 months ago (6 children)

operating systems might eventually be subscription based too.... oh wait

[–] netchami 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Linux, the superior operating system, will never be subscription based.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Red hat shifting nervously in its seat

[–] netchami 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Technically the subscription is for the enterprise customer support, not for the software itself.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

I haven't used chrome in about 5 or 6 years now. Firefox all the way. I can't support a monopoly on the web.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Looking at the image colours... was the last one red, but someone said that's too aggressive? Looks strange

[+] penix 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So what happens if you just block every ad topic?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess you just don’t see personalised ads

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Oh no!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What's sad is that I've always been a huge Google supporter but they keep on moving in a direction that I'm no longer comfortable with.

I'm also a certified Google proctor, which allows me to officially tutor and troubleshoot problems with anything Google.

I just don't see myself ever using that skillet in the future due to the current assault on its users' privacy from Google.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why is anyone surprised by this?! Google is an ad company.

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