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Feds may force Google to sell off Chrome browser and break up Android bundles.

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by tilly, Nov 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM.

  1. ncargat1

    ncargat1 VIP Member

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    Well, let's see, the current pursuit of Google and their integrated technology is actually going to hurt Americans significantly. A fractured Android eco-system is an inefficient one. So, why are they wasting time on things like this, when they refuse to lift a finger to actually protect Americans from having their entire lives stolen, packaged, sold and re-stolen on a daily basis?
     
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  2. tilly

    tilly Superhero Mod. Fast witted. Bulletproof posts. Moderator VIP Member

    Duck Duck Go does that and is not built on Chrome.
     
  3. ncargat1

    ncargat1 VIP Member

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    I thought that I had read that Duck Duck Go was basically just a user interface that uses the Android/Microsoft web view code? Security is only as strong as your web view settings?
     
  4. archigator_96

    archigator_96 GC Hall of Fame

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    I bet the vast majority of people that are on Chrome do not remember making a conscious decision to start using it. I don't use it and I get a notification every time I pull up the internet to ask if I want to switch my browser default to Chrome. I use my gmail account for when I have to register an email and don't want junk from them.

    I'm a bit of a contrarian though and usually don't follow what most people are doing. I started using Apple in the 90's when Windows/PC were dominating the market.
     
  5. tilly

    tilly Superhero Mod. Fast witted. Bulletproof posts. Moderator VIP Member

    I think there is some truth to that. I mentioned upthread their tied to Bing.
     
  6. tilly

    tilly Superhero Mod. Fast witted. Bulletproof posts. Moderator VIP Member

    Same reason our FDA Is one of the weakest on the planet. Money.
     
  7. tilly

    tilly Superhero Mod. Fast witted. Bulletproof posts. Moderator VIP Member

    I think you are missing the point I made upthread Rick.

    Brave and Duck are literally built on Chrome and Bing. Are they safer? Probably, but how much actually?
     
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  8. Gatorrick22

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    I get what you're saying, Tilly. But not all sites are exactly the same. But yeah, if we're really interested in completely different browsers, then I would not use those two.

    I Also hope that was a typo on the second site you mentioned... Lol. :oops:;)
     
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  9. RealGatorFan

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    Yep. I already proved another point with a libbie that was all about Apple. I asked them to talk about something like a product or gift idea. Does that ever lead to ads on your phone or browser about that product or type of product? The look I get from them was amusing. If you have Instagram, FB, all the social media apps on your phone, the ads start showing up on those platforms. How? They listen to you through your phone. Or Alexa, that's why we don't have any of that in our house and we never will.
     
  10. tilly

    tilly Superhero Mod. Fast witted. Bulletproof posts. Moderator VIP Member

    Lol. Why does the I have to be so close to the U on the keyboard??!!! :D
     
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