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We’ve been anticipating it for years,1 and it’s finally happening. Google is finally killing uBlock Origin – with a note on their web store stating that the ...

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[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why are they working with google to screw up our privacy?

[–] tekato@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How are they doing that? They’re simply making money by putting Google search as the default. Changing it literally takes a few seconds.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They developed the "privacy sandbox" together. And in terms of cashflow, they depend on that google money. They're in trouble without it

[–] yoasif@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They developed the "privacy sandbox" together.

Yeah that's not true.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Chrome came up with that feature a while back. Now firefox is adding the same. And then later I learned it was a cooperative effort, just not under the same name

[–] yoasif@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

And then later I learned it was a cooperative effort, just not under the same name

Source?

[–] tekato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And in terms of cashflow, they depend on that google money. They're in trouble without it

That’s irrelevant. The only thing important is what they have to do for that money, which is setting Google as the default search engine. This only “hurts” you if you don’t take 15 seconds to change the default.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, yes, technically. But then again, if google decides to stop doing that firefox can't pay for it's staff or infrastructure. Really, they have an incentive to listen

[–] tekato@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sure. Until that happens, it will be the better option.