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ClearURLs extension removed from Chrome Web Store for "having a description too detailed that can potentially confuse users"(github.com)

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No one should be using Chrome, Firefox is the way.

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ergot [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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Bit of a streisand effect. Didn’t know I wanted this until the free publicity

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Pirate [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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Well Chrome users won’t be able to install it so there is that…

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ergot [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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I use a chromium browser and there are installation instructions in the linked discussion :)

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bottech [he/him]@hexbear.net
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And chrome is the most used browser

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Pirate [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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Yep… Google is very successful with this shit. They make Chrome the default browser for Android with no extension support so people can’t use adblockers

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spez_hole [he/him,they/them]@hexbear.net
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Chrome is technically more secure so I do banking on ungoogled-chromium. FF for everything else

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Pirate [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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Ungoogled Chrome doesn’t get the updates as soon as they are available AFAIK. It’s cool that FF is your primary browser though :)

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spez_hole [he/him,they/them]@hexbear.net
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I think ff will have proper site isolation soon which iirc is much better for security

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thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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Don’t forget Gemini Protocol as well—it’s like modern gopher.

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theother2020 [comrade/them, she/her]@hexbear.net
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What did it do?

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Pirate [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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It removes tracking from URLs. You can install it on Firefox.

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Pirate [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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Happy to help!

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Elon_Musk [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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and installed!

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