Gregory's ServerJust a reminder to everyone to never use Chrome for anything than downloading another browser.
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 @dvladar @campuscodi since it switched to Chromium, Edge has been a great browser; it's less resource intensive and better with privacy than Chrome (low bar), but with Microsoft's push into AI and doubling down on cloud services I have my doubts as to how long it will stay that way. For me it also seems more stable than Firefox, but as always with stability YMMV. @bitflipped @dvladar @campuscodi configure Edge to use an intercepting proxy and watch just how much it’s phoning home (and beyond) before you’ve even browsed to a site or typed a word. I use it at work, and it’s fine, but it’s not Chrome minus the privacy concerns. @fordy8k @dvladar @campuscodi I didn't say it's got no privacy concerns. As I said in my original reply, Chrome sets a low bar. Edge simply improves on surface level privacy such as supporting adblocking out of the box to an extent.  @bitflipped @fordy8k @dvladar @campuscodi If you care about privacy at all, you should consider using either Vivaldi (chrome-based), Firefox (gecko-based), or if you must Brave, but using Edge, a browser literally watching your every move by Microsoft. @scottytrees @fordy8k @dvladar @campuscodi my moves are relatively uninteresting, and when I'm using Windows & Edge a lot of the sites I visit are operated by Microsoft anyway. @fordy8k @bitflipped @dvladar @campuscodi Edge still has privacy issues, but Microsoft's business model is not entirely "sell your data" like Google. I am not sure you can ever really get 100% away from privacy issues. @jared well, yes. But in all honesty, I consider FF as nuclear option and Edge as something in between - that's why I was asking ;D @campuscodi @dvladar @campuscodi curious why you consider it the nuclear option? Is edge or chrome doing something Firefox can't? @jared actually, Edge is tied to my MS account and being installed on mobile devices (with that same account). With FF I have to have a new, separate account for syncing. Also, no offline extensions for gSuite. @campuscodi @dvladar @jared @campuscodi Vivaldi is really good. I test it with all the sites since circa 3 weeks, and after a few tweaks it just works.  @campuscodi I wouldn't even do that! Curl or wget or download the file on another computer and transfer to USB - chrome is a last last resort DuckDuckGo via Firefox is the minimum level of secure browser I would use. Usually also in conjunction with a paid for VPN but sometimes for trusted sites, no VPN. I just switched to the DDG browser. So far so good. I've used FF in the past, but was having issues on some websites. @campuscodi Well, I was using it to access O365 from a Linux desktop. I need to find another browser that is able to load Teams on Linux :ablobcatpopcorn:  it's the browser paradox for windows... only ever use edge to download another browser... they download chrome... so they can download brace or firefox... it's the browser ouroboros 🤣 @campuscodi Why would I download Chrome to do that? 🤔 I already have Edge preinstalled!  @campuscodi I want to start transitioning away from the Google ecosystem, but it's honestly a huge hurdle. Recommendations accepted. @campuscodi |
@campuscodi Chrome is the new IE LOL