There are regulatory agencies which have specifically told Google it is not allo...

JoshTriplett · 2025-05-02T09:37:10 1746178630

Sounds like a great argument for running a different browser not developed by an advertising company, and thus not constrained by that.

chrisweekly · 2025-05-02T12:37:35 1746189455

Agreed. Curious what HNers feel is the most viable replacement. I'm experimenting w Arc this week...

barnabee · 2025-05-02T14:10:16 1746195016

Firefox with uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger at a minimum, other extensions to taste[0]

I’ve also been experimenting with Zen[1], which is Firefox based, recently and it seems quite promising in terms of a nicer default UI.

[0] I like Tab Stash, Vimium C, SponsorBlock, Decentraleyes, DeArrow, Archive Page, among others

[1] https://zen-browser.app/

aftbit · 2025-05-02T13:52:27 1746193947

Firefox is alright. I keep around a script called `chrome-new` for those rare case I still need Chrome.

  #!/bin/sh
  if [ -z $CHROME ]; then
      test -e "$(which chromium)" && CHROME="chromium"
      test -e "$(which google-chrome)" && CHROME="google-chrome"
      test -e "$(which google-chrome-stable)" && CHROME="google-chrome-stable"
      test -e "$(which google-chrome-dev)" && CHROME="google-chrome-dev"
  fi
  TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d /dev/shm/chrome-XXXXX)
  $CHROME --user-data-dir=$TMPDIR --no-first-run --no-default-browser-check "$@"
  rm -rf $TMPDIR

chrisweekly · 2025-05-03T19:19:02 1746299942

Cool script! Thanks for sharing! :)

connicpu · 2025-05-02T13:49:35 1746193775

I've been on Firefox for years, it's extremely good these days

JoshTriplett · 2025-05-03T08:05:10 1746259510

Likewise. Even despite the multiple times Mozilla manages to carefully aim at their feet before shooting, Firefox still seems like the best available alternative.

move-on-by · 2025-05-02T15:29:30 1746199770

I’m unhappy with Firefox’s new privacy policy so I jumped over to WaterFox. It’s working good for now, but I’m anxiously awaiting ladybird browser.

cpeterso · 2025-05-03T06:14:02 1746252842

btw, Arc is in maintenance mode as The Browser Company focuses on building a new AI browser called Dia: https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/2/24310944/dia-ai-browser-v...

pas · 2025-05-02T08:41:31 1746175291

Do you have links for this? I'm curious about which bodies and what was their argument.

diogocp · 2025-05-02T09:07:26 1746176846

https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/investigation-into-googles-priv...

dbushell · 2025-05-02T09:22:22 1746177742

Seems like the CMA are concerned for other advertisers who profit from 3rd-party cookies, no concern for user's privacy. That poor billion dollar industry, how will it cope?

blibble · 2025-05-02T13:48:42 1746193722

their mandate is to regulate competition

not privacy