sturmblast

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Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Not sure about the repo route, never went that deep with Chrome. Firefox has always been my mainstay (and Netscape before it.)

Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Simple solution. Don't use Chrome.

Justice Department considering push for historic break up of Google after landmark antitrust ruling: report in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

No one really knows yet.

Bitcoin is Stupid and Does Not Deserve an Emoji (blog post) in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Fuck Emojis

uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to Firefox as Chrome flags the extension in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

I haven't used Chrome in years now. Firefox has always been my home.

Kaspersky is shutting down its business in the United States in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I'm certainly not OK with it.

Kaspersky is shutting down its business in the United States in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

I agree, I expected this to happen years ago.

The Web We Lost in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

It is, but it's a lot harder to find privately hosted things thanks to advertising ruining all the major search engines.

It’s never been easier for the cops to break into your phone in c/technology@lemmy.world

Switzerland mandates all software developed for the government be open sourced in c/technology@lemmy.world

Switzerland mandates all software developed for the government be open sourced in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Now there is some common sense.

Microsoft is not done yet: more ads spotted in latest Windows 11 build - gHacks Tech News in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

This is really what people should understand, you CAN do all these things in Linux... you can change virtually anything to your liking if you are so inclined. And it's usually a Google search away if you aren't sure how to go about it.