Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor@mastodon.social)
mastodon.world
It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware. Given Google's overwhelming presence in the browser market, this is unconscionable. We should all despise the ad-tech business, and have no sympathy for the companies getting whacked by Google's actions. But we should not permit one monopolist to replace them all. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/year-review-googles-corporate-paternalism-browser
  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    Correct me if I am wrong but arent Apple based browsers all modifications of WebKit/Safari?
    Or is it a iOS/iPad OS specific thing and MacOS is actually free from those restrictions by being able to sideload.

        • ji17br@lemmy.mlEnglish
          3·
          10 months ago

          MacOS is actually much more open than most people think. There’s a lot of protections for the average user but if you know what you’re doing it can all be bypassed.

    • unrelatedkeg@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      They are all webkit-based, but they can add their own integrations like Google account login for Chrome or Firefox Sync. So it would still be benificial to boycott if you reasonably can and are willing, especially with the recent App store developments Apple might even be forced to open up browsers as well.