Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.

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.

  • 7u5k3n@lemmy.worldEnglish
    86·
    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

      • 7u5k3n@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        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

    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
      3·
      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.worldEnglish
        1·
        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