Gregory's ServerIf you're mad at EFF for making it possible to use Chrome with less tracking instead of yelling at people to use a different browser, then I assume you have never heard of harm reduction. Giving people digital privacy and security advice means meeting people where they're at. Otherwise, you're just running your mouth to make yourself feel smart.
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@evacide But how dare anyone do anything differently than me? My way is the only way! What do you mean they have different threat models, values, concerns, or priorities? Heresy! (/s in case that's not obvious.) @evacide these critiques surprise me. I didn't know about this announcement. When I looked it up, I found a thoughtful article that includes the paragraph: "Other browsers, like Firefox and Safari, baked in privacy protections from third-party cookies in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Neither of those browsers has anything like Privacy Sandbox, which makes them better options if you'd prefer more privacy." They didn't even omit or downplay a recommendation to use a different browser!  @evacide Clearly, the only acceptable solution is to encase your devices in concrete and dump them in the bottom of the ocean, otherwise it's your own damn fault. 🙃
@evacide hi! What is EFF? I have to use chrome for schoolwork & would love to have my privacy back!! @justpeachy In case your question doesn't get seen, the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) is an organization that fights for and educates people about digital privacy issues. More info is available on their web site: www.eff.org/  @evacide See also people complaining that electric cars don't solve all the problems caused by cars. Or, on a personal note, that I should replace flying with taking a train... on a transoceanic route.  The transatlantic railway tunnel was created in 1915. The Atlantropa project allows you to walk between Europe and Africa (dams around Venice because of the canals). @evacide when the world didn’t switch to OpenBSD after the Snowden disclosures, I lost all hope /s Sounds like a debate I've heard about a different topic. It's almost like giving people help and education on a thing is a better idea than just telling them to never use it. Shocking. @benfromkc @evacide except using a particular browser program isn't a natural, normal, and basically inevitable part of human experience for most people that is one of the basic core needs most people have, and so learning how to do it safely makes more sense than just saying not to do it, like with sex. Using Google Chrome is more like going out with an abusive partner. Sure, some people need to for material reasons and we should help them develop coping mechanisms, but everyone who can stop should. @BobClinton @evacide technology is full of these people - the Redmond/Bellevue area is allergic to practical harm reduction  @evacide I do wish there were a greater variety of fully usable web browsers but I have no inclination to yell at anyone about how they should switch to WebPositive.  @evacide We can't trust EFF to do anything that restricts Google's surveillance capitalism. EFF depends too much on the lobbying fees ("contributions" and "cy pres" money) it gets from Google. @evacide If you're not using a librebooted thinkpad running Guix and using GNU Icecat and selfhosting your email, you obviously don't give a shit about privacy whatsoever and should just give up. That is the only way to achieve privacy and you're a glowie if you disagree!   @evacide Although I can somewhat agree with this, I don't agree with meeting violent Fascists halfway on KF and not doing a harm reduction there by I dunno, not backing them up. @evacide > If you use Chrome, you can disable this feature through a series of three confusing settings. A more complete story would also have posted links to alternative browsers. It can't be any harder to install FF than it is to work through "a series of three confusing settings" to disable the privacy sandbox "feature" in Chrome.  @evacide Yes, by that standard, the abolishment movement probably should have handed out leaflets how to deal better being whipped than running their mouth arguing for freeing the slaves to make themselves feel smart. Especially as Google seems to have absolutely no qualm to take away what little control you have of your browsing experience. Notice how Manifest V3, the web browser attestation thing (that is already in the chromium source code), …  @evacide "You can use Chrome with less tracking?!..." @evacide also some people are forced by work or circumstance to use it, mitigation is perfectly valid ❤️  @evacide There are advocacy groups that create converts, and others that hunt heretics. |
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