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The much maligned "Trusted Computing" idea requires that the party you are supposed to trust deserves to be trusted, and Google is DEFINITELY NOT worthy of being trusted, this is a naked power grab to destroy the open web for Google's ad profits no matter the consequences, this would put heavy surveillance in Google's hands, this would eliminate ad-blocking, this would break any and all accessibility features, this would obliterate any competing platform, this is very much opposed to what the web is.

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[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago

Firefox depends on google for funding though. Google could probably deal a killing blow quite easily.

[-] wim@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 1 year ago

Vote with your wallet. I recently increased my monthly donation to Mozilla.

I thought I read somewhere that donations to Mozilla legally can’t go to Firefox.

[-] Engywuck@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed. Donations go to Mozilla Foundations for their activities (advocacy and whatever). Firefox is developed by Mozilla Corp.,whom can't legally receive donations.

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