Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor@mastodon.social)
mastodon.world
It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware. Given Google's overwhelming presence in the browser market, this is unconscionable. We should all despise the ad-tech business, and have no sympathy for the companies getting whacked by Google's actions. But we should not permit one monopolist to replace them all. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/year-review-googles-corporate-paternalism-browser
    • aberrate_junior_beatnik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Everything the Nazis did in the Third Reich was legal. People who resisted them were breaking the law. Maybe we should evaluate things by their impact (pollution/invasion of privacy) rather than their legality.

        • ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.todayEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I like how you say that as if its impossible.

          I stopped buying things off of Amazon many years ago because they don’t respect privacy and are unethical.

          • Engywuck@lemm.eeEnglish
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            10 months ago

            Well done. Same here.

            Now, please actively bother other people (IRL family and friend, not strangers on the internet) they must do the same.

            People here on the Fedi seem so eager to teach others what is best for them.

        • Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          10 months ago

          You said, “One thing is illegal, the other is not,” which is directly equating legality with ethics/morality.

          Edit: If I’m somehow misinterpreting this statement, then perhaps you can explain how legality is relevant here?

          • Engywuck@lemm.eeEnglish
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            10 months ago

            I fail to see the lack of morality on chosing a browser over another. People use what works best for them. If for most people what works best is Chrome, well, I don’t feel there’s anything wrong in their choice. Buring tires “is wrong” regardlessly.