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What are your thoughts on the Arc browser? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by fahad@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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As the title suggests. I want community opinions on the Arc browser.

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[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

chromium being poisoned last year

Can you please expand on that? I don't use chromium except when I have compat tests to run but still curious.

[–] Lodra@programming.dev 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Here’s a random article on the topic to get you started.

Basically Google is destroying anonymous web browsing by embedding finger printing in chromium. Certain trusted servers will track your identity and report whether or not it trusts you.

It’s actually very similar to how Single Sign On and identity providers work. Except you aren’t choosing to use it with a “login with Facebook” or similar button. It’s forced on you by the browser

[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This article only mentions Chrome, not Chromium. So I looked it up and found this:
"Web Environment Integrity (WEI) is an abandoned API proposal previously under development for Google Chrome.[1] A Web Environment Integrity prototype existed in Chromium,[2][3] but was removed in November 2023 after extensive criticism by many tech groups.[4]"

[–] Lodra@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

Oh really??? I wonder if there’s hope for chrome after all. Though I’m still sticking with Firefox 🙂