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Yeah, it's like these badges companies get for respecting the law. 😅😂
"Congrats I guess?"
@manu I can remember this goomic from Manu. Look at the date, it's from 2019. Who wants to use Google/Alphabet services? Only for the advertising industry, right?
THIS is why I yeeted #GoogleChrome and all #Chromium shit from my devices whilst making @torproject #TorBrowser my default Browser.
Keeping #Firefox tho...
it’s kinda “funny” to see others only getting that now
Every single (n>15) chrome instance I have (which exist for reasons) has popped up that prompt weeks ago already
It nearly made me check if there’s a “make this fuck off by default” toggle/option, but 1) this is google, they wouldn’t make it easy, 2) chrome isn’t my daily and I didn’t have to care after disabling
But yeah *mega* fucked up.
The thing being multiple context-local menus is also A Choice.
On one hand, this sucks.
On the other hand, I did discover that I could opt out of all their *other* tracking programs while turning this one off
So that's funny.
I haven't used Chrome in years and things like this remind me why. 🙃
Very thankful Firefox is still out here fighting the good fight.
Settings > Privacy >Ad privacy, then just toggle everything off.
I switched back to Firefox last month when I saw this being rolled out.
There are some things I'll miss about Chrome from a user experience perspective, but I also discovered some things that Firefox does better, so it ultimately ended up being a fairly neutral tradeoff with added privacy wins.
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The first dialog that comes up really is a dark pattern from hell.
I have to use Chrome at work 🙄
Yay for me!
Today was the last day of Chrome for me. Also swapped to DuckDuckGo.
Any other recommendations you might have, I’m all ears.
It does seem to be. Granted, not many people like seeing ads, but much of the "free" content on the web is currently supported by ads. So if we're going to see ads, arguably it's better for both the sites and the visitors if the ads are relevant to our interests and if the driving mechanism is more transparent and less tracky.
If everyone switched to browsers that block cookies, many sites would have to find alternative funding or cease operations.
I don't see that setting, and my software is up-tp-date.
Hmmmm, must be because I use Chromium (open source) and not Chrome.
Oh, and I close my browser windows frequently, at which point the all the Chromium settings and cookie and other state files are deleted and replaced with those stored away in a tar file.
I've been doing this for years. Doesn't everybody?
Also don't forget to check chrome://settings/cookies and select "Block third-party cookies." Third-party cookies support a superset of the tracking that Google's new ad features do. Chrome is the only browser that has them on by default.
(more info: https://blog.zgp.org/google-chrome-checklist/ )
Marcus said:
"For people who for some reason still want to use Chrome:
Settings > Privacy >Ad privacy, then just toggle everything off."
When I sent these instructions out to psychotherapists along with a version of the original post (and how to find "Settings" in Chrome) and a suggestion to try and educate clients, they were appreciative.
That said, I got the feedback that *THIS* instruction would be too hard for elderly clients to implement let alone learning to use a different browser.
Pin. Drop.
Hmmm...
Respectfully there are a few people out there who can barely use a web browser.
That said, I succeeded in getting my 82-year-old mother to use Brave. It's possible.
THIS is what we are up against.
Security is basically impossible in the general population.
I want to scream right now.
I am absolutely enraged by the insulting tone of the update. Do they think we are idiots? I am so happy that I migrated to Firefox on all my devices.
Also, can it be considered as late stage Silicon Valley if they insult your intelligence when implementing things like this?
The Audacity.
I'm shocked that the advertising company built on tracking is adding more tracking software to sell more advertising.
Shocked, I tell you.
does anybody have the URL for this settings page? (I don't actually use Chrome now, but there are still occasions where it gets fired up).
I'd sort of like to be able to just go straight there and turn shit off.
Copy editors and fact-checkers who use Chrome will definitely want to find this option.
Or else regularly report what weird ads Google starts to offer up based on your work.
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You're mistaken: Google Chrome is not a web browser; it's an endpoint for collecting user data and credentials, and delivering advertisements!
In the very same way that Android is not a mobile operating system.
It's a government mandated bullshit as a replacement for third party cookies.
When all other browsers disable third party cookies, everything is fine. When Google does it, antitrust regulators fear that this could benefit Google ads more than non-Google ads. Hence this bullshit.
Screenshot of Chrome’s message about this. It reads as follows:
Enhanced ad privacy in Chrome
We're launching new privacy features that give you more choice over the ads you see.
Chrome notes topics of interest based on your recent browsing history.
Also, sites you visit can determine what you like. Later, sites can ask for this information to show you personalized ads. You can choose which topics and sites are used to show you ads. [1/2]
https://tech.co/news/how-to-disable-google-ad-tracking
How to Disable Google Ad Tracking in Chrome’s Privacy Sandbox
The easiest ways to turn off ad tracking in Google Chrome now its new Topics API and Privacy Sandbox are rolling out widely.James Laird (Tech.co)
Video: https://youtu.be/4AuaxbLSfKg?t=3867
Transcript here starts pg 21: https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-935.pdf
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Thanks. I turned them off.
They've also enhanced safe browsing protection AFAIK. Here's the page. I think "Enhanced protection" is new, but note it links to your Google account, in case that matters, and sends extra data for AI examination.
I did the privacy review. You may wish to, also.
All done now thanks to this post - then Chrome is left sitting abandoned again until the odd days when I need it.
Or you can opt out forever, by downloading a better browser, known as, Mozilla Firefox.
Even before reading this, I decided to go back to #FireFox.
One thing I noticed is that FireFox allows me to download an image file and open it directly with the GIMP. This simplifies my workflow when dealing with scans of old civil registrations and church books.
Apart from that, it looks like FireFox can be configured pretty much the same as Chrome.
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