vermyndax @ vermyndax @lemmy.world

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Ironically, I cannot read the article because I use an ad blocker.

Moving to Safari for main browser, Firefox for backup. No more chromium engines for me.

This has literally been a problem since Windows ever came into being. I remember long nights of wrestling with this garbage on Jurassic versions of Windows.

It's terrifying to me that you work for a med lab system that is reliant on third party tracking cookies.

Isn't it sad that they referred to them as "Google Chrome coders" and not "web developers?"

Tells me everything I need to know.

This was the final straw for me. I will no longer have Chromium-based browsers on any system I own.

You can parent your children all day long and everything is just fine at home. As soon as your kids are unleashed into the world of school, it's anything goes. Your child is immediately subjected to all the poor and awful parenting that is outside your control. The only thing you can do is give them skills to navigate those situations. Sounds like @sunbeam60@lemmy.one did just that. Bravo.

I started getting targeted ads on DDG this morning. They were targeting my search terms, and Microsoft had bought the targets. Getting Edge ads in DDG is a hard stop for me.

Did you try to clear your cookies for the sites in question? Also, are you using iCloud Private Relay?

Facebook will never die. Too many people in third-world countries rely on Facebook for internet access. Facebook is happy to provide free connectivity to keep people hooked in countries like Philippines. They mask the images and videos in FB Messenger, but then provide a very ad-heavy Facebook lite experience for free. They brokered a deal with the carriers in these countries for this. Facebook is here to stay for a very, very long time.

They already tried that tactic. They also ignored the order. They literally said "thanks for your opinion but no." This happened because of that "opinion." I have no doubt the corrupt right-wing fuckers that run my state will weasel out of this somehow.

240v dedicated taps don't come cheap. Having two 240v taps installed this morning, will cost about $1300. That's without a proprietary charger. I decided to just use standard 240v chargers for our Mach-E. It's slower than the proprietary Ford charger, but not by much.

Actually, Apple supports the right to repair law now: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23843506/apple-california-right-to-repair-sb-244

This is completely incorrect. It is opt-out.

It was turned on for me by default when I opened Chrome (it had updated in the background). I had to go to settings to turn it back off.

They're doing their own version of this, not Google's. It's equally bad.

But the advertisers do see the demographics and effectiveness of their ads being served. That's a pretty good peek into browser histories, even though it's not as minute as the statement leads you to believe.

Still, it's too much.

Glad I'm not using Chrome.

I’ve never used Apple support through social media. I use their website, the support app, and messages to contact them. It was a great experience every time.

I’m surprised they stayed on Musk’s Twitter this long.

When you get older that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Bullshit. Plenty of other browsers based on other engines like WebKit.