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Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)

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Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome::Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.

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[-] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 98 points 1 year ago

Well that explains why I'm seeing full page popups saying I need to disable my adblocker on certain sites..

Okay.. I've resisted long enough. I'll make the switch to Firefox tonight

[-] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 year ago

Make sure to use uBlock origin once you switch.

[-] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks using it now.for chrome. I'll be sure to add it in. Between it and the pihole I should be good.

Thanks for the heads-up

[-] Steak@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Yup. Gang gang

[-] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

I switched a while back for the same reason, in a completely different scenario. Google is playing themselves.

[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger should be the first addons you install.

Also consider the Multi-Account Containers addon. It loads certain domains in their own tabs and isolates them from others.

This is just the basics, there's a deep rabbit hole for privacy of you're interested and lots of interesting extensions for maximum control (cookie auto-deleters, Matrix, JavaScript disablers, anti-fingerprinting, scrubbers etc.) Firefox itself comes with a lot of privacy-related stuff built-in nowadays.

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Jumped a month ago or so after reading about their "product enhancements" and not being able to install an extension to download a YouTube clip I needed for a work project. Water is excellent, also removing them out of my search as much as possible.

Recommend Degoogle Yourself community for weeding them out wherever you're comfortable. I still have them for photos and maps is better than anything comparable but have given them that much less data to sell. !degoogle@lemmy.ml

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