Alert to those who use Chrome

moonbus

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Technology

24 Jan 19

moonbus

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24 Jan 19

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google (Chrome's parent company) is considering changes to way Chrome works which could affect tracking and ad-blocking. Be advised.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46988319

Ghost of a Duke

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13 Feb 19

@moonbus said
google (Chrome's parent company) is considering changes to way Chrome works which could affect tracking and ad-blocking. Be advised.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46988319

Thanks for the heads up.

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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14 Feb 19

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@moonbus
I use C but also have Firefox so I have backup.
I notice on some sites like physorg, where I get science articles, with Chrome I can't scroll down very far into the piece but have no trouble like that on FF.

RichFraser

Joined: 14 Jan 19
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20 Feb 19

@moonbus

thanks for reminding me. I don't know about that. I often use this browser to search everything related to games, music and entertainment. For example, Mantigames, Westlife and Playing online chess.

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20 Feb 19

@moonbus I use Firefox dont like Chrome or Edge, but some apps dont run on firefox.

moonbus

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22 Feb 19

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@badradger said
@moonbus I use Firefox dont like Chrome or Edge, but some apps dont run on firefox.

There does not appear to be a perfect solution which works for everyone. Personally, I prefer Safari, which has excellent anti-tracking mechanisms. But I appreciate that Mac is not everyone’s cup of tea.

There are other browsers, you know: Opera, QupZilla, ...

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04 Mar 19

@moonbus said
google (Chrome's parent company) is considering changes to way Chrome works which could affect tracking and ad-blocking. Be advised.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46988319

just now saw this post and did minor research,
found nothing other than the op linked article...
i use chrome and safari, and have adblock installed on both, but safari hates the extension so i normally disable it when using that browser...
so far, chrome/adblock have been working in unison and blocking ads so well that some websites are peeved at me and tell me so...
"HOW WE GONNA MAKE MOOLAH OFF YOU FOOLS IF YOU DON'T LET US???"
anyway,
if you have any updates i would like to know, even tho my attendance in this forum is spotty at best...