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Google Chrome Warning Issued For All Windows Users (www.forbes.com)

submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Mozilla has issued a warning about Microsoft's design practices, claiming that the company uses harmful design tactics to influence users to switch to its Edge browser.
The report highlights how Microsoft interrupts the installation process of Google Chrome on Windows devices, promoting the security and privacy benefits of Edge.
Mozilla calls for regulatory action to restore browser choice and competition across major platforms.

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[-] breakingcups@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

Firefox beats almost everything else at the moment. Edge managed to make itself worse than chrome. I don't need a browser that detects a credit card form and injects a predatory lending scheme to take advantage of me, no thanks. Not even Google has steeped that low yet.

[-] gullible@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

Wait, what’s this about lending??

[-] VampyreOfNazareth@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

The software tries to woo users into buy now pay later. The boring dystopia.

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