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21 votes
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Is Google doing its darndest to squeeze out Firefox or other browsers?
A question for the more tech-savvy here. I seem to recall an article about Google trying to eliminate competition by making it so that searches or other content would work well on Chrome but not...
A question for the more tech-savvy here.
I seem to recall an article about Google trying to eliminate competition by making it so that searches or other content would work well on Chrome but not on Firefox. I think I also heard they both run on Chromium, so the engine under the end is the same? I don't fully remember.
But where I'm going with this: I'm noticing lately that certain websites or searches won't work well with Firefox, but when i switch to Chrome, they go off without a hitch. I admit that this often involves personal information being entered (side note- I even had one incident where it didn't work on laptop and had to resort to my phone instead to get it to work). The problem is... I HATE using Chrome. There are some issues with Firefox occasionally, but I'm going to use FF about 90% of the time. And I think I heard that people are becoming more aware of how much of a bastard Chrome is... so is Chrome fighting back dirty to force people to come back over? Or could it possibly be some completely unrelated issue?
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Google must destroy $5 billion worth of user data illegally collected in Incognito Mode
55 votes -
iOS 18 adds new "Distraction Control" feature for Safari, similar to temporary element blocking with uBlock Origin
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Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled
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Google halts its four-plus-year plan to turn off tracking cookies by default in Chrome
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Google dropping plan to remove ad-tracking cookies on Chrome
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"Privacy-Preserving" Attribution: Mozilla disappoints us yet again
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Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on *.google.com access to private APIs, including your current CPU usage
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Announcing the Ladybird Browser Initiative
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ArcFox, an opensource project to make Firefox flow like Arc browser
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Mozilla is adding vertical tabs, profile management, and local AI to Firefox
78 votes -
Bitwarden transitions from Manifest V2 to V3
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Help me ditch Chrome's password manager!
I've been trying to reduce my reliance on all things Google, and one of the big ones is password management. I've tried several times to make the jump, but every time I start researching options...
I've been trying to reduce my reliance on all things Google, and one of the big ones is password management. I've tried several times to make the jump, but every time I start researching options I'm overwhelmed by the selection. There are a lot of popular options out there, and I really don't have the time/energy to endure a misstep. So without a clear idea of which manager will check all of my boxes, I end up bailing on the process and keep using chrome's built in option.
So to start, here's what I like about Chrome:
- Automatically offers to store passwords without extra clicks
- Autofills automatically where it can, and gives me an easy choice when it can't
- Works everywhere I need passwords. (basically everywhere I browse the internet since chrome works everywhere)
- Minimal overhead. This is hard to beat since Chrome just includes it, so I'm fine with a little extra setup if necessary.
I used to use keepass portable on a thumb drive (I want to say circa ~2009ish), but it became really inconvenient as my usage shifted more to mobile devices.
I see this as a first step to also reducing my reliance on Chrome so I can start to consider other browsers. Right now I feel locked in to Google's ecosystem, but I know I can break it up if I don't get too bogged down by choice. Much appreciate any help. :)
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Wikipedia "AI" Chrome extension
19 votes