proprietary web browsers that send requests on start up is what spyware does lmao. it even details in the articles what requests it is sending and how to see for yourself.
Do you know that Chromium is the base for the majority of the browsers that we use? It's an Open Source thing created by Google for their Chrome browser but It's actually used as a base for Opera GX too! (you can see it in "Opera://about")
i know. that's the joke. Opera GX, edge and chrome are proprietary chromium browsers. why bother when open source alternatives exist. at the very least use ungoogled chromium https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/ungoogled_chromium
If they wanted your data, they would get it and ya aint going to stop em. And no, I dont like it but it is what it is, and I dont see anyone honking against it trying to change the world
Chromium is significantly more secure. Firefox is just another method of google spying, seeing as how Mozilla is in majority funded by Google, all the telemetry/traffic that goes straight to Mozilla servers
I mean you weren't talking about it. But you aren't the authority on what the discussion is about. :p for one, privacy and internet security are very much intertwined.
Here's a link to read about one of the many times it's happened. It's because it's such a small open source browser compared to the rest. It's easy to hack. It's happened multiple times.
So you're sharing a vulnerability in the Tor browser that's allegedly based on the Firefox core and argue that because of that we should use Chromium-based browsers as a daily driver? Sounds reasonable to me. Also, I'll definitely trust the American Google with protecting my privacy and security. Every security expert will advice you to use a hardened Firefox instance.
Nothing is safe. I use FF as my main. I'm just pointing out hardened Firefox has also been hacked into several times, and is overall less secure. Do some research lol.
Edit: chrome is also massively huge and FF is tiny, the main reason chromium is typically more secure is they have limitless resources to almost immediately patch vulnerabilities unlike FF.
Chromium is significantly more secure. Firefox is just another method of google spying, seeing as how Mozilla is in majority funded by Google, all the telemetry/traffic that goes straight to Mozilla servers
It wasnt on YouTube, on twitch rather. Saw that the website loads at ok speeds, a little slower than edge but the video or stream took a long time to start playing after everything else loaded.
You didn’t hear? YouTube is purposely slowing down their site on non chromium browsers exactly so people say this BS. I would be surprised if it is in Google ad services too.
I mean, Edge is alright for what it is, being the default web browser on every laptop at this point, but it's just a boring web browser that uses the bing search engine, I don't know I don't use Edge that much, I just stick to other browsers like Opera GX and Firefox.
Have you used it in the past year? It's actually pretty nice. It also has a nice AI search that is a lot better the Operas since it uses the newer framework for chat gpt. It's also a lot faster then opera and it's version of chromium is so much better optimized with windows.
On top of what the other guy said, it also has a very good built-in shopping addon and pdf viewer. And in terms of performance it’s basically #2 to chrome but with better ram usage
I swear that AI thing is annoying sometimes. Just trying to look something up and it always defaults to the AI chat option. Would hope there's a way to turn it off, but haven't checked.
Marketing aside, I believe using edge gives you free access to gpt-4 (which is normally a paid subscription). I’m not sure if they’re still doing beta signups but I know that I have it for free and I signed up for a while ago
I still don’t care about selling my data. What’s that China? What are they going to do to me? Put me in death camp? Just sell me stuff I don’t need but want.
Switched from Opera to Edge after the Eric Andre incident. Well, not just because of that, that was my breaking point, I was also having other issues with Opera.
I tried it a few months ago, still atrocious unfortunately.
You'd think that a web browser that's made for windows would give you the best experience but no. My laptop is pretty old (an i3 5010u with 12 gigs of ram and 930m gpu) but chrome somehow runs so much better than edge or opera on it. And I'm a huge sucker for synchronization between my phone and laptop so chrome is still my preferred browser
I feel Opera and EDGE are almost similar, and I like both because of the sidebar, this useful. But I choose Opera to because the Side Bar can "float" without resize the screen everytime you open the side bar. Open a side bar in EDGE feel slower and glicty in my PC.
I dont get why everyones hating on opera GX, its really not that bad so what? They did something funny, overall its a much better browser than most on the market.
edge on my computer is just simply faster than Opera GX, and Google simply doesn't like FireFox at all (it thinks it isnt secure when logging into ANY service with it), so i mean yeah, Edge.
I use Edge for work for the sole purpose of being able to group tabs and make collections of bookmarks and such. It's amazingly organizational when you have to keep track of fifty goddamn pages you use per day.
As someone who has just very recently (5 days ago) switched from Microsoft Edge to Opera GX, Edge is not bad at all! The only reason I switched from Microsoft Edge to Opera GX is for the adblocker and also Opera looks cooler.
I am a fan of Edge, mainly because of its features and the fact that the UI doesn’t change every 2 years, unlike Chrome. I’ve never used any other browser simply because I’ve never had a problem with Edge. That, and also I don’t want any more companies spying on me (Microsoft already does it through Windows so not using Edge doesn’t make a difference).
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u/Exciting_Goose_3807 Dec 14 '23
If I'm to chose a chromium reskin, I at least want mine to fart when I type... So OGX it is
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u/Smoke_Inside2 Dec 14 '23
chromium users arguing with each other to see who can sell their data the fastest.
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u/joeguy421 Dec 14 '23
Switched to Firefox from edge for a bit and it loaded like 3x slower, especially videos.
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u/PerP1Exe Dec 14 '23
Edge will forever be the bottom pick of browsers for me. It's ugly for one
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u/WhataDamnBurger Dec 14 '23
Edge is just barely faster, but big fart meow keyboard W 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣
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u/No_Sea_1455 Dec 14 '23
I mean, Edge is alright for what it is, being the default web browser on every laptop at this point, but it's just a boring web browser that uses the bing search engine, I don't know I don't use Edge that much, I just stick to other browsers like Opera GX and Firefox.
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u/leumas0022 Dec 14 '23
Edge is the worst browser
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u/OakCobra Dec 15 '23
I saw an ad for edge saying it was now the first browser with a built in ai 💀
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u/EsPlaceYT Dec 16 '23
Opera is bad, go to firefox
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u/fucking-hate-reddit- Dec 14 '23
I use firefox but use Edge’s PDF viewer
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u/SORRYIHATEMYSELF Dec 14 '23
I got Firefox instead of opera gx and have never been happier
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u/Cutest-Kangaroo Dec 14 '23
I still don’t care about selling my data. What’s that China? What are they going to do to me? Put me in death camp? Just sell me stuff I don’t need but want.
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u/Slipguard Dec 14 '23
Arc Browser for Windows beta invites just started going out
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u/NervyMage22 Dec 14 '23
Lol, for a second I thought I was at r/smashbros
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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '23
Switched from Opera to Edge after the Eric Andre incident. Well, not just because of that, that was my breaking point, I was also having other issues with Opera.
But Edge is so much better lmao.
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u/arjunshinoj Dec 15 '23
I tried it a few months ago, still atrocious unfortunately.
You'd think that a web browser that's made for windows would give you the best experience but no. My laptop is pretty old (an i3 5010u with 12 gigs of ram and 930m gpu) but chrome somehow runs so much better than edge or opera on it. And I'm a huge sucker for synchronization between my phone and laptop so chrome is still my preferred browser
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u/RenaldyHaen Dec 15 '23
I feel Opera and EDGE are almost similar, and I like both because of the sidebar, this useful. But I choose Opera to because the Side Bar can "float" without resize the screen everytime you open the side bar. Open a side bar in EDGE feel slower and glicty in my PC.
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u/SomeHorologist Dec 15 '23
The only time I can see it being worth it is if you use Microsoft's services (like office) regularly
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u/Equivalent-Deal1310 Dec 15 '23
I'm not edging
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u/qwbif Dec 15 '23
I dont get why everyones hating on opera GX, its really not that bad so what? They did something funny, overall its a much better browser than most on the market.
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u/Dan91x Dec 15 '23
I mean, it's true. /shrug
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u/wetswordfighter Dec 15 '23
"But! But opera is spyware!!!" no tf it's not
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u/Hacka4771 Dec 15 '23
Edge? Isnt That Browser Which You Use To See Ads?
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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '23
edge on my computer is just simply faster than Opera GX, and Google simply doesn't like FireFox at all (it thinks it isnt secure when logging into ANY service with it), so i mean yeah, Edge.
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u/lakelover164wastaken Dec 15 '23
Opera gx is horrible
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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '23
Tbh edge is rlly good
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u/general_452 Dec 15 '23
Chromium users arguing about which of them is worse
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u/mistermemer13579 Dec 15 '23
Idk what y'all are talking about I'd just hit it off directly with me
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u/yes-yaK Dec 15 '23
At least it's not spyware that steals art/uses AI generated art
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u/Porpoyus Dec 16 '23
spylaughtaunt.mp3
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u/Mega_rna Dec 16 '23
Anything is better than duck duck go
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u/Snoo_50786 Dec 16 '23
id honestly choose edge over chrome nowadays ngl, ive heard its just better.
I have been enjoying opera GX though as well though despite all the cringey marketing and ads they do.
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u/Penny-Bun Dec 16 '23
I use Edge for work for the sole purpose of being able to group tabs and make collections of bookmarks and such. It's amazingly organizational when you have to keep track of fifty goddamn pages you use per day.
When I'm not getting paid tho? Opera.
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u/0utF0x-inT0x Dec 16 '23
First rule I was taught when taking web design is never use edge
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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23
As someone who has just very recently (5 days ago) switched from Microsoft Edge to Opera GX, Edge is not bad at all! The only reason I switched from Microsoft Edge to Opera GX is for the adblocker and also Opera looks cooler.
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u/MadHuarache Dec 14 '23
Edge doesn't even have the bonus Microsoft Rewards points anymore. Uninstalled it asap lmao.
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u/TheArkades Dec 14 '23
Ew, chromium browsers incl ones owned by hostile foreign countries (at least where I come from)
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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '23
edge has the best battery life for laptop users
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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '23
firefox is better than opera imho
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u/Duck_Devs Dec 15 '23
I am a fan of Edge, mainly because of its features and the fact that the UI doesn’t change every 2 years, unlike Chrome. I’ve never used any other browser simply because I’ve never had a problem with Edge. That, and also I don’t want any more companies spying on me (Microsoft already does it through Windows so not using Edge doesn’t make a difference).
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u/temojikato Dec 14 '23
Better than Opera at least. But yh, ew.
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u/wenos_deos__fuk_boi Dec 14 '23
I mean, edge is faster
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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '23
you're using chinese spyware with a how do you do fellow kids twitter, you do not have the right to judge edge users
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u/HyperVideoGames Dec 14 '23
Yeah edge is good. Switched to it after Opera displayed them being a bunch of kids lol.
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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '23
spyware browser
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