For a computer security perspective I recommend the "Topics Arrives" (936) episode's discussion on Steve Gibson's Security Now! podcast. I came from this discussion with general acceptance of the change, if not quite liking it.
Easy. It takes them 2 weeks to do secury patches. That's your window for problems. Chrome has its issue but security wise it is better than average.
As luck would have it, I've been reading a pair of books which turn out to have quite a bit in common, and it's stunning how subtle the art of persuasion can be (Barden), and the degree to which much can be inferred from seemingly innocuous, even incredibly brief, bits of user data (Gladwell).
Decoded: The Science Behind What We Buy, by Phil Barden
Blink: The Power of Thinking WIthout Thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell
And perhaps I'll see if I can learn a thing or two about the "Father of Public Relations/Propaganda", Edward Bernays.
I just started trying Vivaldi just a few days ago. At first it seems not convenient, but I'm going to use it a bit more to see I consider it worthwhile for other benefits. It is supposed to be pretty good in terms of blocking tracking and ads.I'm currently using Vivaldi for work, and it seems to be the most inconvenient browser among all I've tried. And I'm not sure if it doesn't track my actions, just like all the others.
I'm currently using Vivaldi for work, and it seems to be the most inconvenient browser among all I've tried. And I'm not sure if it doesn't track my actions, just like all the others.
What do you find inconvenient about this browser?
I've tried: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Brave, Maxthon and some I've probably forgotten.
Vivalidi is just as functional, if not more so, than any of the above, imo. But, everyone has their personal UI preferences; some more specific than others.
As far as Vivalidi tracking...
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Because my boss would send texts I never got. Also because when my wife got an Android it made no damn sense. Yes I could have figured it all out but life's too short...as for the boss I'm pretty sure now he had put in my cell number as an iPhone and therefore it would send iMessages which I never got on my whatever brand I had at the time. Plus with the iPhone I can send/read texts from my MacBook Airs and iMac. I do realize Steve Jobs is reading all my stuff in his next plane of existence but c'est la vie. Are they crazy expensive? Hell yes...are Android any cheaper?Why would anybody rationally buy an I-Phone?
I own bizarre stuff I never knew existed.They must be tracking me. But luckily (?) the AI in charge of showing me ads has no idea what I'll actually buy. I have seen a lot of bizarre stuff I never knew existed.
You're just giving it a new lease on life!I own bizarre stuff I never knew existed.
Most of it I found at the dump, though, so it could be worse.
Very green.You're just giving it a new lease on life!
Saw an article in the last couple days about this. Edge is keeping tabs on your Chrome use and phoning the mother ship so to speak.I just ran afoul of Chrome's insidious new ad platform.
Just for grins* I opened MS Edge.
It, of course, asked me if I wanted to change Edge to my default browser. Umm... no... just... browsing, Microsoft.
But here's the funny part: Edge then nonchalantly opened up (most of) the tabs I'd had open in Chrome moments before.
Mind you, I don't use Edge (except extremely occasionally if I am having trouble with a website in Chrome)... but Windows was apparently keeping tabs (heh) on what I was up to.
I told Mrs. H of this and said to her "The war is clearly on" (i.e., 'twixt Alphabet/google and MS). I am most amused.
Time to find a more discrete browser, methinks!
To its/their credit: MS Edge didn't pester me with ads on sites that now are, thanks to Chrome (even with AdBlock Plus).
It can a be a little more private but is very good in that respect already.I just re-installed FireFox for the first time in about 20 years.