Google Chrome pushes browser history-based ad targeting
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Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history::YMMV, based on where you are

  • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    124·
    1 year ago

    Was it ever needed? What has chrome provided that wasn’t already available from other 3rd party and/or open source browsers?

    The whole “faster than firefox” thing was greatly exaggerated, didn’t last long, and was at least partially artificial as google has been found to intentionally gimp their sites on non-chrome browsers.

    • StudioLE@programming.devEnglish
      212·
      1 year ago

      Chrome’s UI was light years ahead of the competition. I’d be tempted to say they had an impact on the design of all desktop applications.

      • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yeah when they came out they did absolutely everything right. And they do no evil years they just kept nailing it time after time.

    • notannpc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      For folks that knew browsers other than Internet Explorer existed, no.

      But for the vast majority of internet users, yes I think it was needed.