<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">On Apr 5, 2024, at 12:36 AM, Ron / BCLUG <admin@bclug.ca> wrote:<blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Wait a second, I thought Chromium was, if not de-Googled, pre-Googled</span><br><span>(the open browser that Google added their stuff to)?</span></div></blockquote><br><div>No. They were definitely doing uncool surveillance and trying to nerf Safari’s settings via WebKit commits before they *gestures cryptically* forked off. This is why I don’t have Chrome or Chromium on my machine. If I need a Chrome-based browser, I use Microsoft Edge.</div><div><br></div><div>This is related, but not the same: <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2012/02/cookies_and_privacy">https://daringfireball.net/2012/02/cookies_and_privacy</a></div><div><br></div><div>I’m personally not convinced a small team could unfuxxor Chromium enough to be acceptably private or secure.</div><div><br></div><div>Deirdre</div></div></body></html>