▲ 390 ▼ If you value privacy, ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox now (www.fastcompany.com) submitted 3 years ago by Frostwolf@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 93 comments fedilink hide all child comments With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) Noob. I switched in 2006 - 17 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] eeltech@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) What took you so long?!? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago I had to pee! permalink fedilink source parent [–] LetMeEatCake@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I cannot be 100% certain but I'm confident I was using it not long after the 1.0 release. That'd put me at 2004. 19 years! Although I did briefly switch over to Chrome when it was new and fast. Then switched back when Firefox had a major optimization pass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gork@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The early Chrome was crazy fast when it had none of the bloat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 3 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/nCgQDjiotG0 Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eeltech@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) What took you so long?!? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago I had to pee! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LetMeEatCake@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I cannot be 100% certain but I'm confident I was using it not long after the 1.0 release. That'd put me at 2004. 19 years! Although I did briefly switch over to Chrome when it was new and fast. Then switched back when Firefox had a major optimization pass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gork@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The early Chrome was crazy fast when it had none of the bloat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 3 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/nCgQDjiotG0 Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gork@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The early Chrome was crazy fast when it had none of the bloat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 3 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/nCgQDjiotG0 Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 3 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/nCgQDjiotG0 Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent