• Treczoks@lemmy.world
    1·
    8 hours ago

    I only used Chrome on my old phone, and since I have switched away from it with the new phone.

    No sensible adblocker is the point that killed Chrome for me.

  • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    15 hours ago

    A while back, I was actually okay with MS being semi forcible about Windows Update.

    Most people overestimate their antivirus, and don’t realize that frequent updates are generally the most important way of keeping their system safe. And, to avoid turning computers into zombies for botnets, to keep the whole internet safe. Windows is the world’s most popular OS - it’s good for the world to keep systems secure.

    And then MS had the gall to betray that responsibility of only shipping critical security patches by forceful methods. They started forcing people to Windows 11, pushing Edge back in as their browser, pushing popups and Start menu changes, and so on. For a thousand reasons, Windows Update has more notoriety in common with malware than the malware it’s meant to protect you from.

    • teslekova@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      12 hours ago

      I have to admit, I started laughing when it tried to update me to Win 11, I finally threw up my hands and said “Fuck it, why not!” said yes, and it did not work. 😄 It still kept asking though. Hilarious.

      I installed Bazzite this year.

  • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    15 hours ago

    I googled a definition of a word today. it took me two minutes to get chrome to not use the “AI mode” search when searching via the address bar

    tomorrow I’m switching to Firefox at work. after I spend an hour trying to figure out how to remove the copilot overlay from Excel, anyways

    • 7101334@lemmy.world
      8·
      15 hours ago

      When it comes to disabling AI in Google searches, you have two choices:

      • Lawful Option: Add -ai to the end of your search, ie, “define asinine -ai”
      • Chaotic Option Add profanity to your search, ie, “what the fuck does asinine mean”
      • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        13 hours ago

        this wasn’t the AI preview/response thing at the top of a regular Google search result. they brought me into a new “AI mode” chatbot window completely separate from google search

        I’m still not sure how I got it to fuck off. it kept doing it for simple searches, but would do a regular search if the search keys had enough words

      • texture@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        13 hours ago

        opera is not nice to you, its an awful company and does not respect your privacy or data at all.

        look at a firefox fork like waterfox if you want a browser that will be nice to you

  • zikzak025@lemmy.world
    29·
    19 hours ago

    Software updates have gotten so fucked up in general these days.

    It’s so rare that changelogs are published to actually educate the end user about what an update will do. Most of the time it’s just “Bug fixes and feature updates” with no further detail. What bugs? What features? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    Then you update (or, more likely, you left auto-update on) because they guilt you into thinking that you’ll immediately fall victim to a zero-day vulnerability if you don’t. And suddenly everything just gets slightly worse and worse.

    It should be more accepted to follow the mentality of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” with software, precluding the need to install new updates unless something stops working or there is a vulnerability to patch. On my phone at least, I have auto updates turned off and will generally let audience consensus determine if it’s something I want. But it’s still a coin toss if I decide to take an update, because no one bothers to tell you what they really do anymore.

    • dbx12@programming.dev
      5·
      16 hours ago

      Fun fact: when releasing apps on Google Play, you are basically forced to give a proper summary about what the update contains and Google threatens your developer account if you fail to do so. If you want some sour chuckles, check the “what’s new” of YouTube or Google Play itself.

        • paranoid@lemmy.world
          1·
          31 minutes ago

          For some people, sure - actively choosing chrome despite knowing the kind of company Google has become is silly

          But then I think about the people who have chrome pre-installed on their phones, with no ability to remove it. Despite using a different browser, they still got burned by this.

          I do believe lemmings have a higher tech literacy than the average internet user, but I also believe tech literacy shouldn’t be a requirement to hide from ai.

          The people who boast about using chrome and insist other browsers are trash absolutely had their faces eaten… But the people who did their best to avoid chrome did not

      • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
        104·
        19 hours ago

        “I never thought AI would eat my face”

        -Person who installed the browser from the AI Face Eater company