From ce9a6d33f77fe3c40618d1d96bfa38c54a163eb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Duncan Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2024 20:11:46 -0400 Subject: add posts vim-books, time-to-ditch-chrome, dk-sort, and site-backend --- content/posts/2024-06-02-time-to-ditch-chrome.md | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/posts/2024-06-02-time-to-ditch-chrome.md (limited to 'content/posts/2024-06-02-time-to-ditch-chrome.md') diff --git a/content/posts/2024-06-02-time-to-ditch-chrome.md b/content/posts/2024-06-02-time-to-ditch-chrome.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ed00b82 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2024-06-02-time-to-ditch-chrome.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +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" -- cgit v1.2.3