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"(...) #Chrome von #Google ist der mit Abstand beliebteste #Webbrowser weltweit. Seine Schnelligkeit und Benutzerfreundlichkeit haben Millionen Menschen überzeugt. Doch hinter der glänzenden Oberfläche verbirgt sich ein mächtiges Datensammel-Werkzeug. Was viele Nutzer nicht wissen: Chrome protokolliert nahezu jede Ihrer Online-Aktivitäten und sendet diese Informationen an Google. Selbst der vermeintlich sichere Inkognito-Modus bietet keinen echten Schutz. Welche Daten Google tatsächlich sammelt und welche Alternativen Ihre Privatsphäre besser schützen."
Wow, die FR hat's geschnallt: fr.de/produktempfehlung/millio

www.fr.deVorsicht: Millionen Menschen nutzen diese App – ohne zu wissen, wie sie dabei ausspioniert werdenGoogle Chrome sammelt umfangreiche Nutzerdaten – selbst im Inkognito-Modus. Welche Alternativen es gibt und warum ein Wechsel für Sie sinnvoll ist.

Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch
"Perplexity is building its own browser is to collect data on everything users do outside of its own app to sell ads." Yikes...I'm not sure I'd want to install this even to *test* it.
Maybe in a VM, but there's no way I'd run this as a daily driver for a few weeks like I've been doing with other browsers.

TechCrunch · Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunchPerplexity is building its own browser is to collect data on everything users do outside of its own app to sell ads.

Stuff a #Pihole in your #router because your #browser is about to betray you
You could be forgiven for feeling #webbrowser suppliers are actively working to make us trust them less.
#Mozilla bought an #ad company; this month, removed its promise not to sell your info.
theregister.com/2025/03/08/pi_
Mozilla sells #ads, #Google limits blocking-time for stricter measures
Pi-hole takes over as your network name server, and silently redirects all web requests to known ad-server addresses to a #DNS sinkhole.

The Register · Stuff a Pi-hole in your router because your browser is about to betray youBy Liam Proven

The Switch Has A Web Browser You Can’t Use
It's true. It's meant for things like WiFi login pages and displaying online manuals, but it doesn't have a field for entering URLs yourself.

Seems unfair to me, but I suppose they thought everyone has a smartphone these days. (Until recently, I didn't!) And I understand the web browser was a persistent security ho
setsideb.com/the-switch-has-a-
#niche #limits #niche #nintendo #switch #video #web #WebBrowser

Set Side B · The Switch Has A Web Browser You Can't UseIt's true. It's meant for things like WiFi login pages and displaying online manuals, but it doesn't have a field for entering URLs yourself. Seems unfair to

New app review on my website!

IronFox
★★★★☆

A privacy-hardened Firefox variation for Android, comparable to LibreWolf on desktops. Removes Mozilla tracking and services like Pocket. Locks down features that can leak data, but those changes can break some sites.

https://hyperborea.org/reviews/apps/ironfox/
#apps #firefox #mozilla #webBrowser #privacy #floss #review

Kelson Reviews Stuff · IronFox - ReviewA privacy-hardened Firefox variation for Android, comparable to LibreWolf on desktops. Removes Mozilla tracking and services like Pocket. Locks down features that can leak data, but those changes can break some sites.

I am once again faced with the bleak irony of people who like to code in the terminal with Vim or Nano, but also install onto their computer some 5 or 10 apps via FlatPak or Docker, including VSCode, each installed with their own entire copies of Node.js and Electron.js (differing only in their minor revision number), while also complaining about Emacs being “bloated” because it ships with a miniature web browser and fully-featured e-mail client.

#tech#software#Emacs