News Might want to consider not using Chrome (or MS Edge)

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This popped up in my podcast feed... Techmeme Ride Home (great podcast by the way, 15 mins of the most relevant tech news for the day)

Wed. 05/29 – Did The Secret Sauce Of Google Search Just Leak?

A big leak at Google might be the tech equivalent of the secret formula for Coca-Cola being revealed for the first time. The ex-OpenAI board members are starting to…

www.ridehome.info

The podcast references the post below - apparently there was a fairly large chunk of Google Search API docs present on github, I'm not certain it was a leak, but needless to say, it's out there, and while the original has been pulled down, it's available via other means.

An Anonymous Source Shared Thousands of Leaked Google Search API Documents with Me; Everyone in SEO Should See Them - SparkToro

On Sunday, May 5th, I received an email from a person claiming to have access to a massive leak of API documentation from inside Google’s Search division.

sparktoro.com

It's always been suspected that Chrome has fairly robust telemetry capabilities, and this pretty much confirms it - every click, every bookmark, google knows - and if you're logged into Chrome, well, it's directly traceable back to you...

 

[Viktor Jaep]

I've taken your advice, and reverted back to IE 3.0! Thank you!

 

[sfx2000]

I've taken your advice, and reverted back to IE 3.0! Thank you!

I've pulled up my NCSA Mosaic Source and it works fine

GitHub - alandipert/ncsa-mosaic: NCSA Mosaic 2.7

NCSA Mosaic 2.7. Contribute to alandipert/ncsa-mosaic development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Now to go and find my classic Mac Gopher desktop client...

 

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@Viktor Jaep - noticed in your .sig, google nest wifi pro's on the mesh - would be fun to chat privately to compare things on the Nest WiFi platform - feel free to PM me on that...

 

[laracroftonline]

I went back to netscape navigator thanks for this

 

[jerry6]

never used them , thanks

 

[sfx2000]

Getting back on track - Firefox is likely the better choice for cross platform - Linux, Mac, and Windows, and all support similar capabilities...

 

[Viktor Jaep]

Getting back on track - Firefox is likely the better choice for cross platform - Linux, Mac, and Windows, and all support similar capabilities...

That's my primary browser. It's snappy and speedy. Happily, also most popular plugins work with it as well. I'm super happy with the switch to Firefox (on Windows and on my Android Pixel as well)

 

[jerry6]

That's my primary browser. It's snappy and speedy. Happily, also most popular plugins work with it as well. I'm super happy with the switch to Firefox (on Windows and on my Android Pixel as well)

i use FF on all devices ESR most of the time , it just works and is easy to customize

 

[coxhaus]

I use Microsoft edge and my granddaughter uses chrome.

 

[Tech9]

Firefox caught fire and died on me years ago. Never tried to revive it.

 

[DJones]

It’s unfortunate that Chrome/chromium based browsers have such a hold on almost every browser on the market these days as independent browsers make the switch to chromium.

I’m glad Firefox exists as competition, and not running off the same cliff like lemmings.

 

[L&LD]

Doesn't matter what a browser is based on. It is who makes it and at what quality.

Edge is by far in the lead today (usability, security, responsiveness, and efficiency).

 

[coxhaus]

My daughter told me yesterday she has an issue on her Windows 10 PC. I wonder if it is from her using chrome and not rebooting very often to get chrome updates? I don't use Chrome any more after I was hacked through some sounds files years ago. I use edge now only.

 

[tiddlywink]

I’m glad Firefox exists as competition, and not running off the same cliff like lemmings.

Firefox has a 3% marketshare which is still shrinking. If you don't already donate to mozilla annually, you should start.

 

[atorcha]

Edge is for me….

 

[DJones]

Firefox has a 3% marketshare which is still shrinking. If you don't already donate to mozilla annually, you should start.

Sad reality from non profit organizations. Company’s like Google can throw cash at the problem, but that leads to reduced privacy where the consumer is the product ultimately. Mozilla Firefox is open source so I doubt it will vanish as there are plenty of projects that dive deep in the red. But obviously money matters for developers who need to be paid.