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+slug: time-to-ditch-chrome
+title: "Time to Ditch Chrome"
+date: "2024-06-02T11:00:00-04:00"
+---
+
+This week [Google announced they are moving forward with the plan
+deprecate Manifest V2][ars-chrome-nonsense].  Despite claims by Google,
+this change has [nothing to do with security][eff-manifest-v3] and
+everything to do with hobbling [ad-blockers][ad-blocker].
+
+Last year [I switched to Firefox][post-firefox-redux] in anticipation of
+this change and in response to several other user-hostile changes,
+
+At this point I recommend everyone do the following:
+
+1. Switch to a non-[Chrome][] browser.  I recommend [Firefox][].
+2. Install an [ad-blocker][].  I recommend [uBlock Origin][].
+
+This recommendation applies even if you don't care about ads or privacy;
+the current ["~~don't~~ be evil"][be-evil] incarnation of Google has been a poor
+steward of [Chrome][] and it's only a matter of time before they do
+something that you do care about.
+
+[firefox]: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
+  "Mozilla Firefox web browser."
+[chrome]: https://www.google.com/chrome/
+  "Google Chrome web browser"
+[edge]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge
+  "Microsoft Edge web browser."
+[ditch-chrome]: #time-toditch-chrome
+  "Time to ditch Google Chrome"
+[bookmarklet]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmarklet
+  "Web browser bookmark which contains a brief JavaScript script."
+[ditch-chrome]: #time-to-ditch-chrome
+  "Time to Ditch Chrome"
+[ars-chrome-nonsense]: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-starts-deprecating-older-more-capable-chrome-extensions-next-week/
+  "Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week (arstechnica.com)"
+[post-firefox-redux]: {{< relref "posts/2023-12-02-firefox-redux.md" >}}
+  "Firefox Redux"
+[ad-blocker]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_blocking
+  "Ad blocker"
+[ublock origin]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin
+  "uBlock Origin ad-blocker"
+[eff-manifest-v3]: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/googles-plans-chrome-extensions-wont-really-help-security
+  "Google's Plans for Chrome Extensions Won't Really Help Security (eff.org)"
+[be-evil]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil#Use_in_criticism_of_Google
+  "Don't Be Evil, v2.0"