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If you value privacy, ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox now
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This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
The whole Reddit debacle has really made me rethink all my services. I recently installed duck duck go and still getting used to it, so not quite sure if I'm ready to make another drastic change.
I used to love Firefox in 2006 or so, but got Chrome when it was released and forgot about Firefox. I think I'll open a tab in my chrome browser for the Firefox page now...this is how I remind myself to delve deeper into stuff later. Thanks for the inspiration, everyone. Google has irked me ever since removing the Don't Be Evil mantra.
Reddit being enshittified is what motivated me to switch back to Android. I don't want to continue using a a locked ecosystem only for apple to one day say: "Welp, no more adblocks ๐ Oh you use VLC? Dude that's for pirates only. Signal? That's for terrorists. Standard Notes? What evil plans are you hiding? Banned Banned and Banned."
I used iPhones because everyone else was using them so I kinds fell for the peer pressure thinking "Hmm... what are the odds that Apple become evil? Probably don't have to worry about it." The Reddit shitshow just triggered a fear in me that made me rethink about my life decisions. Apple's locked ecosystem suddenly looked terrifying to me, and I just wanna nope out. So I got an Android phone and gave the iPhone to someone. I love my apks and don't need to worry about Google-Play shennanigans.