Technology
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Isn't turning off these features sufficient?
No. There are a whole bag of tactics to get you to enable it like "Whoops, got re-enabled in an update. Our bad.", which has happened before, or a myriad of dark patterns. By changing the name of this at least twice now when it got backlash from users, Google has shown it doesn't care about Chrome users' preferences, only that it wants this to fly under the radar so that every Chrome user won't know to disable it.
Change to a browser that actually gives a crap about your privacy. As a bonus, changing helps reduce Google's ability to dictate what happens to the web via Chrome's huge user base, like the recent "Web Environment Integrity" push.
Specifically, use Firefox (or Librewolf) and not a Chromium-based browser. Using Chromium still helps Google dictate how the web works.
I recommend waterfox. It's firefox without all the bullshit like pocket and shit that mozarella keeps putting into firefox.
Upvoted just for calling Mozilla mozzarella
What's the difference with Librefox?
Thank you for explaining!
Yes, and companies can lie
Lol, oh sweet child. You have much to learn about what a corporation says, and what they're forced to do by government regulations. Without them, corporations can (and will) do anything they want for the sake of more profits.
Unfortunately, with a country run by a bunch of geriatrics who hardly understand the concept of the "internet" and hardware/software, let alone the nuances of different social media platforms or how different communities within the internet interact.
Got it lol thank you!