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Firefox has a lot of issues, but maybe we don't have any other option. (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

Google Chrome is now encouraging uBlock Origin users who have updated to the latest version to switch to other ad blockers before Manifest v2 extensions are disabled.

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[–] tpihkal 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I switched back to Firefox two or three years ago. It was tough at first but now that I have it setup for me, I like it so much better than Chrome. Very little noise, ad-free most of the time.

Now I only use Chrome when I'm shopping because that's the only thing it's good for.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago

I couldn't help, so let me ask What about firefox stops you from using it for online shopping?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

For shopping? That can also be done via Firefox.

[+] tpihkal -12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I don't want to use Firefox for shopping.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Why not? I've never heard of anyone that uses a different browser to shop online.

[–] tpihkal 3 points 4 months ago

If Google wants to specialize in being a shopping mall with ads, then I am more than happy to use it as such. I don't run ad blockers as I am fine with ads when I'm specifically trying to shop.

Aside from that, I just prefer to not connect my daily driver browser to accounts that I use where privacy isn't a concern for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Recently, Mozilla rolled out a shopping checking extension that only works on big monopolies like Walmart and Amazon, and has been criticized by small businesses for being unfair against their products.

The Mozilla subsidiary behind this, FakeSpot, also sells private user data to advertiser companies.

So I can definitely understand why you might run away from a company that's not honest about promoting an open and free web when it's pushing the monopolies with their tools.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's definitely a reason hmm

[–] tpihkal 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't owe anyone a reason for my preferences.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I see, it's because of potential trackers and cookies. So if you use another browser it's less likely those companies can track you. (despite you have the same IP address). I'm just saying, if you do give your reason, we might can provide a better solution here. Like maybe a VPN.

[–] tpihkal 4 points 4 months ago

I already run a VPN. Some of my computers use it, some don't. I don't really use the Internet on a couple of them.

I also run a mix of Linux and Windows machines. It all depends on my intention for that machine.

Chrome is Google for me. I don't (usually) connect my Firefox browser to Google.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Chrome is good for shopping? I feel like if anything it would be worse as it is a data collection machine