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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 (fedi.simonwillison.net)

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[-] Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world 76 points 4 months ago

If you're still using Google Chrome in 2024, you might be a moron. #Firefox

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I am "slightly" worried that there's only a single option left. That's only 1 organization's corruption removed from total loss of control over browsing privacy :/

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 27 points 4 months ago

And Mozilla main source of income is... Google.

This is bad, very bad.

[-] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago

Google pays them to be the default search. FF is like Steve Irwin, you could have been the biggest poacher, if you gave him money he would use it to buy land to help protect animals. FF is pulling the same thing but for the intetnet

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 months ago

so donate and change that

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