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Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update

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1036 points deryilz | 7 comments | 12 Jul 25 19:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.911s | source | bottom
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al_borland ◴[12 Jul 25 20:51 UTC] No.44545060[source]▶
Even if bigs exists to work around what Google is doing, that isn’t the right way forward. If people don’t agree with Google move, the only correct course of action is to ditch Chrome (and all Chromium browsers). Hit them where it hurts and take away their monopoly over the future direction of the web.
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high_priest ◴[12 Jul 25 20:58 UTC] No.44545103[source]▶
Its not happening
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Etheryte ◴[12 Jul 25 21:16 UTC] No.44545238[source]▶
I don't know, I switched to Safari and it was painful for like two hours and then I stopped thinking about it. The only thing I somewhat miss is the built-in page translate, but I don't need it often enough to be bothered much.
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Fire-Dragon-DoL ◴[12 Jul 25 21:18 UTC] No.44545267[source]▶
I find switching from chrome to safari essentially doing nothing. If you switched to a non-big-company owned browser, it would make sense but Apple has plenty of lock in which is as bad as chrome lock in.
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1. vehemenz ◴[12 Jul 25 21:24 UTC] No.44545310[source]▶
Apple isn’t selling my data, and they make the best consumer hardware, so at this point there aren’t many downsides to Apple lock in.
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2. sensanaty ◴[12 Jul 25 21:34 UTC] No.44545384[source]▶
> Apple isn’t selling my data

Sorry to break it to you, but yes, they are.

https://ads.apple.com/

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3. scarface_74 ◴[12 Jul 25 21:38 UTC] No.44545405[source]▶
No company sells your data. They sell access to you based on the data they have about you. Apple is no different
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4. Fire-Dragon-DoL ◴[12 Jul 25 22:09 UTC] No.44545625[source]▶
The lock in is a downside.
5. jampekka ◴[12 Jul 25 22:39 UTC] No.44545793[source]▶
The greatest trick the Ad ever pulled was convincing the world it didn't exist.
6. 0xblinq ◴[13 Jul 25 06:03 UTC] No.44547887[source]▶
Facebook entered the chat
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7. scarface_74 ◴[13 Jul 25 08:46 UTC] No.44548649{3}[source]▶
Facebook doesn’t sell your data to other companies either. Your data is too valuable to sell. Companies tell FB what demographics they want to target.