- A network of 24 media extensions that are installed on 800,000 users and collected viewing data and demographic information on major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Apple TV, and others
- 12 separate ad blockers with a combined install base of over 5.5 million users openly selling user data
- Nearly 50 other extensions, with over 100,000 users in aggregate, that collected and resold users’ browsing data
Nobody should still be using Chrome after they killed proper ad blocking. The browser is a legitimate security threat.
It’s kinda sad, seeing how far it has fallen. Chrome was an absolute beast of a browser back in the Windows 7 days.
when i uninstalled chrome long time ago, i immidiately noticed that my pc performance improved. it slows down your computer even if its not on
I bet it really was on! A lot of Windows programs install companion apps that aren’t highly visible, but run in the background all the time to do things like load up some of the main program’s libraries to make the app seem to start faster when you run it, as well as check for updates on its own, phone home about whatever they want, and watch to make sure it is the default application vs any competing apps on the system with similar functionality, etc.
Note that a lot of that functionality is of little too no benefit to the user, but the app is shamelessly using the user’s stuff without really asking, including sometimes to the point where it makes your computer run worse.
They killed uBlock Origin. Fortunately uBlock Origin Lite has been working with Cromite, but I’m holding onto my Ungoogled Chromium install with full uBlock Origin till my dying breath.
ublock origin lite sadly does only a fraction of what the normal ublock origin does. no javascript blocking, no remote fonts blocking, no large media element blocking, no granular dynamic filtering in that popup panel. i guess it’s still decent to block ads though, but so very crippled compared to the real deal
But why do you love helping Google control web standards, when you could just be using a Mozilla-based browser instead?
Because Mozilla has their heads up their asses and won’t implement tab groups on mobile
Now hold up there, pardner! I didn’t mention that I also use IronFox and LibreWolf/Mullvad! And honestly, Cromite has been crashing on me so much that I’ve switched my primary browser to IronFox.
Could they stop fucking with ironfox though please, for the love of god stop changing the UI on me. I just want a browser that stays the same and works for years, my habits are consistently wrecked with each passing update
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I use chromium for some sites since i have written an extension that gives me dark mode for all sites. And firefox demands that all extensions have to be signed.
There are darkmode extensions for firefox. Or do you like to use your own?
Yeah. I try to keep the number of regular extensions low for security and privacy reasons.
You can probably port it to a userscript without much trouble, and then you can use it in every browser using a single extension/addon along with other userscripts (which you can easily read the source code and disable auto updates of). I use Violentmonkey and have written a few scripts. Development and usage is easier than extensions/addons for personal stuff.
Personally I just use Dark Reader though.
I looked at a few (3?) monkey extensions (including violentmokey). I don’t remember the details but I think there were issues with all of them (probably privacy issues).
Dark Reader works great, I’ve used it for years on firefox
i have morons still saying they use chrome because of it’s profiles. you can’t unfix the stupid, there’s too much of it.
But… tons of browsers have that.
I use firefox because of its containers
Nobody should use any browsers other than servo. But it’s not ready yet 🤷♂️
pure chromium with extensions and ungoogled chromium are alright