8 thoughts on “More on Google Chrome-as-a-service.”
A few years ago I started using two browsers because of the concerns mentioned here. I really shouldn’t have to do that. I should be able to trust one browser to honor my privacy wishes. Fwiw the other browser I use, for stuff that I’m a bit more concerned with privacy about, is Safari.
I’ve also used multiple browsers for several years. I did try to converge on Firefox using various container extensions but eventually tired of the some inconveniences and reverted to using Chrome (without signing into the browser sync service): an instance for Facebook; and another for web testing. Most everyday browsing is done via Firefox. I also use instances of Chromium with various proxy configurations for some more sensitive browsing.
I use Chrome for basically everything. Simply because I work with G Suite, and it doesn’t get easier than working with a dozen separate Chrome profile, and they all sync, regardless of hardware and OS.
I also use Firefox, where I run Facebook and other junk, of course with both uBlock Origin and NoScript.
I updated to Ubuntu 18.04 a few months ago, and when I did I didn’t bother installing Chrome or Chromium, I just stuck with the default browser, Firefox.
I’ve been meaning to try and ease-off of my dependence on Google. DuckDuckGo is my main search engine now.
The hardest things for me to give up will be Gmail (and by extension Google+), and YouTube. There are no better alternatives right now, not even Vimeo comes anywhere close to YouTube in the amount of content available on it.
I’ve heard that Vivaldi is a privacy-enhanced Chromium derivative worth considering, and Edward Morbius has posted a link to an ‘unGoogled’ version of Chromium. I have not used either but intend to install and try them out in the very near future.
I’ve now installed Vivaldi and ungoogled-chromium, which I’m trying in place of Chrome (beta) for Facebook and Chromium for private browsing, respectively. Both required some futzing about to get fully setup: Vivaldi required manual installation of additional codecs on Debian; the latter required manual installation of extension files downloaded from Google’s Chrome Web Store. I’m not loving Vivaldi’s user interface, nor limited configuration settings, but so far all is working at least as well as expected.
I also came across the following useful article about reverting the recent changes in Chrome via chrome://flags settings:
John Hardy Developer 
A few years ago I started using two browsers because of the concerns mentioned here. I really shouldn’t have to do that. I should be able to trust one browser to honor my privacy wishes. Fwiw the other browser I use, for stuff that I’m a bit more concerned with privacy about, is Safari.
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I’ve also used multiple browsers for several years. I did try to converge on Firefox using various container extensions but eventually tired of the some inconveniences and reverted to using Chrome (without signing into the browser sync service): an instance for Facebook; and another for web testing. Most everyday browsing is done via Firefox. I also use instances of Chromium with various proxy configurations for some more sensitive browsing.
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I haven’t used chrome for years. I consider it a crippled browser.
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I use Chrome for basically everything. Simply because I work with G Suite, and it doesn’t get easier than working with a dozen separate Chrome profile, and they all sync, regardless of hardware and OS.
I also use Firefox, where I run Facebook and other junk, of course with both uBlock Origin and NoScript.
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I updated to Ubuntu 18.04 a few months ago, and when I did I didn’t bother installing Chrome or Chromium, I just stuck with the default browser, Firefox.
I’ve been meaning to try and ease-off of my dependence on Google. DuckDuckGo is my main search engine now.
The hardest things for me to give up will be Gmail (and by extension Google+), and YouTube. There are no better alternatives right now, not even Vimeo comes anywhere close to YouTube in the amount of content available on it.
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I’ve heard that Vivaldi is a privacy-enhanced Chromium derivative worth considering, and Edward Morbius has posted a link to an ‘unGoogled’ version of Chromium. I have not used either but intend to install and try them out in the very near future.
plus.google.com – Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration and enhancin…
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Ramin Honary Keep an eye on Peertube:
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Mail: Fastmail of Protonmail.
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I’ve now installed Vivaldi and ungoogled-chromium, which I’m trying in place of Chrome (beta) for Facebook and Chromium for private browsing, respectively. Both required some futzing about to get fully setup: Vivaldi required manual installation of additional codecs on Debian; the latter required manual installation of extension files downloaded from Google’s Chrome Web Store. I’m not loving Vivaldi’s user interface, nor limited configuration settings, but so far all is working at least as well as expected.
I also came across the following useful article about reverting the recent changes in Chrome via chrome://flags settings:
medium.com – Make Chrome 69 great again – Markus – Medium
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