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[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

Psst, Firefox and Internet Explorer are doing the same thing

But they're not Google!! He doesn't trust Google for some reason!

I like Google.. They send me money sometimes

*waves to Google bot*

[Annoyed]

Psst, Firefox and Internet Explorer are doing the same thing

So is Windows 10, and 7/8, if you've installed the updates that add that to them.
Which is why I'm seriously considering switching to Linux as the normal desktop OS.

And rarely browse with my phone, the screen is too small for that, in my opinion.

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

Linux do it too!

Android is based on Linux..

Your paranoid delusions are the problem here, not the operating systems you use.

[Annoyed]

Linux do it too!

Yes, some distributions such as Ubuntu do, but it's easily switched off.

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

The tinfoil is strong with this one..

[Falcon Horus]

Which all browsers do.. All sites track your movement from one to another. They all want to see where their traffic is coming from..

Firefox and I think Chrome too can turn off tracking.

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

Firefox and I think Chrome too can turn off tracking.

If you mean the private browsing mode.. That only stops it recording history on your computer..

[jelgate]

But they're not Google!! He doesn't trust Google for some reason!

I like Google.. They send me money sometimes

*waves to Google bot*

That's kind of my point. It doesn't matter what browser you. They are all collecting data about what you do.

[Coco Pops]

Sadly we are going to have to wait 7 years to know anything.

Why 7 years?

[pookey]

I think the horse should ride the knight
And google cant find me

[jelgate]

But I can find you

*waves to pookey from outside tree*

[Womble]

Google is far too invasive of your privacy, even with their browser, Chrome. I don't even want to think about what an OS of theirs might collect and send out. That's why I got an Apple for my smartphone, I didn't want Android, which is made by Google.

Apple's been promising to make their data collection opt-in... some time in the future iOS iterations. But that alone should tell you that they are currently collecting your data. If you research it, iOS collects information about your searches inside apps, words you add in your keyboard dictionary. They also allow third parties to collect your data (Safari searches are powered by Google) and collect data by proxy (for example, they bought a company called Topsy whose entire business is sucking tons of user data from Twitter).

Frankly, if someone's going to collect my data, I'd rather it be Google. Google doesn't sell your data, it just serves you contextual ads. On the other hand, Apple collects a whole lot of your money, to which I for one am a lot more sensitive.

Now, Chrome OS makes it pretty much impossible for anyone to actually directly harm you. The beauty of the thing is that you cannot install third-party apps at all on a Chromebook, so the vast majority of Internet malware can't touch you. Virtually the only way someone could insert you malware is in the form of a malicious Chrome extension - which is impossible to do by stealth without you being aware of it. AND the system checks its own integrity on every boot-up: the Windows equivalent would be Windows getting reinstalled from a clean slate every time you turn your laptop on. It's basically impossible to steal your passwords; even if malware is eventually produced that can insert itself into Chromebook firmware, it will be erased by Verified Boot. Cached information is erased etc. In fact, you can do your web browsing entirely in guest mode, which doesn't keep ANY of your browsing data and does not link it to your Google account. A Power-Washed Chromebook in guest mode connected through a VPN is the safest browsing experience possible under modern technology.

On top of all of it, you're missing one very important point: Chrome OS is a laptop system not a phone system. It is an alternative not to iOS but to Windows and OS X, both of which snoop on you without any shame.

[pookey]

But I can find you

*waves to pookey from outside tree*

*waves to Tarzan*

[jelgate]

*swings from branch and collides with a wall*

I told PH this wouldn't work

[garhkal]

If the cops don't get the training, do you see why people are concerned about the public having similar weapons?

True, if they ar not getting that sort of training, then we need to find out WHY (and who allows that to keep going on)..

It's weirder than that..

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/pol...egiver-heroic/

He was aiming for the autistic man not the caregiver.

If that turns out to be true, the cop is not making his case look any better.

No he certainly isn't.. So he shoots at an unarmed mental patient, but instead hits a LYING down unarmed care giver...

So not only did he wrongfully shoot, but he also shot the WRONG person..

So... What do you all think of the plan to get the Mounted Joust added as an Olympic sport?

I need to finish my chainmail.. And get some jousting armour..

Only if i win your horse after knocking you off it!

Unfortunately, advertisers are shooting themselves in the foot with their overly intrusive ads these days. If ads were simple unobtrusive banners and such, no one would bother blocking them, it's not worth the effort. But they are all taking the approach of the used car dealer ads... scream loud enough to irritate the potential customer, maybe if you tick him off, he'll buy your product.

It's gotten bad enough at times, one of the news sites i go to, i have had to send several nasty grams over the past year or so, cause of all the pop ups, and even some other issues, like one page had an add that kept coming IN, no matter how blocked they were, or how many times you clicked on dismissing it.. The only way to stop it coming back, was to leave the site and do a full history and cookie cleansing...