My workplace has Chrome as the second "supported" browser while Firefox is banned...through the corporate virus scanner. My IT group makes some very questionable choices.
My workplace has Chrome as the second "supported" browser while Firefox is banned...through the corporate virus scanner.
(emphasis added) This is what I was wondering about when I saw the headline. Microsoft (if I remember correctly) got in trouble back in the day for having IE as the default browser on Windows. I...
The changes, which appear to have been pushed out with the Chromium 73 stable release yesterday, come at a time when Google is facing rising privacy and antitrust scrutiny and accusations of market distorting behavior at home and abroad.
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Asked whether he believes expanded search engine options in Chrome will be enough to stave off further regulatory intervention related to Google’s market dominance, Leandri said no — pointing out that Android OEMs still have to pay Google to install a non-Google search engine by default, following the European Commission’s Android antitrust ruling last year, as we’ve reported previously.
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This is what I was wondering about when I saw the headline. Microsoft (if I remember correctly) got in trouble back in the day for having IE as the default browser on Windows. I see Google including competitors in Chrome search as a preemptive move against government intervention rather than a newfound respect for privacy and competition.
Anyone more knowledgeable have some insight on this?
"quietly", they make it sound shady. No, Google's not going to announce that you can change your default search engine to a competitor. That's not a bad thing. More importantly, you've already...
"quietly", they make it sound shady.
No, Google's not going to announce that you can change your default search engine to a competitor. That's not a bad thing. More importantly, you've already been able to do this, it's just now an option without having to manually set it.
I've been using duckduckgo recently and have been trying to protect my privacy more by using Firefox with adons. For those of you well versed in maintaining anonymity what other steps should I...
I've been using duckduckgo recently and have been trying to protect my privacy more by using Firefox with adons. For those of you well versed in maintaining anonymity what other steps should I take to maintain privacy? I am aware of TOR but am unsure if I can use it on my phone.
Ideally we should all avoid the large tech companies. Linux is a good replacement to Windows, Sailfish is a decent alternative to Android, Mega is a good alternative to Dropbox, and we can learn...
Ideally we should all avoid the large tech companies. Linux is a good replacement to Windows, Sailfish is a decent alternative to Android, Mega is a good alternative to Dropbox, and we can learn to live without Facebook. The service I've found the hardest to remove from my life is YouTube, but as long as you use an ad blocker and don't sign into your Google account, I wouldn't worry too much about them tracking your activity there.
My workplace has Chrome as the second "supported" browser while Firefox is banned...through the corporate virus scanner.
My IT group makes some very questionable choices.
Im surprised they havent banned chrome as well, since ultron is so obviously the superior choice.
You joke, but the primary browser is still IE, for context. We only upgraded from IE6 in 2012.
Well, obviously foxes-on-fire don't exist, so anything named after one must be fake and potentially criminal in nature! At least chrome is an element.
You can't put flaming foxes on your spinners, but you can put chrome, and that's good enough for me.
I'm guessing one of those "can" should be a "can't"?
Thank you, FanficGuy! :D
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This is what I was wondering about when I saw the headline. Microsoft (if I remember correctly) got in trouble back in the day for having IE as the default browser on Windows. I see Google including competitors in Chrome search as a preemptive move against government intervention rather than a newfound respect for privacy and competition.
Anyone more knowledgeable have some insight on this?
"quietly", they make it sound shady.
No, Google's not going to announce that you can change your default search engine to a competitor. That's not a bad thing. More importantly, you've already been able to do this, it's just now an option without having to manually set it.
Easy business decision to make. Adds increased value to your product with minimal manpower required.
I've been using duckduckgo recently and have been trying to protect my privacy more by using Firefox with adons. For those of you well versed in maintaining anonymity what other steps should I take to maintain privacy? I am aware of TOR but am unsure if I can use it on my phone.
And iOS, if you're into that, too, but the Tor browsers for iOS tend to be... what's the word... crap. Not at all as polished as the native browser.
Ideally we should all avoid the large tech companies. Linux is a good replacement to Windows, Sailfish is a decent alternative to Android, Mega is a good alternative to Dropbox, and we can learn to live without Facebook. The service I've found the hardest to remove from my life is YouTube, but as long as you use an ad blocker and don't sign into your Google account, I wouldn't worry too much about them tracking your activity there.