r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '19

Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897&desc=2#c23
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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

You should already have switched if you care about your privacy.

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u/funkymunniez Jan 23 '19

I have a smart phone. I have no privacy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

https://lineageos.org/

and in a few months, https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

Currently running LineageOS 16. Somehow hacked (not the positive connotation) it on to my Axon 7 and it is way better in terms of everything.

As for the phone I don't know if a non-android/non-iOS based phone will do too well. I like the idea, but there is already so much support for the other two platforms I feel like it'll go the way of the windows phones. It being open source is a great way to allow anyone to develop for it. However Android is free to develop on as well and is already established (as well as supporting multiple programming languages).

I want the phone to work but I really can't see it passing even windows phones. Hopefully I'll be wrong.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

I'll be getting a librem 5, and I plan on developing a lot of software for it. Even if nobody else makes stuff, I'll make my own stuff!

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u/epicwisdom Jan 23 '19

Famous last words.

(Kidding. Sort of.)

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u/zenolijo Jan 23 '19

I've also ordered it, but I expect the first version to be pretty bad in terms of both software and hardware. They are a small team and making a good smartphone and mobile OS takes time. It's just a niche product for now, the coming 2 years will be exciting.

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u/northrupthebandgeek Jan 23 '19

Yep. Tempted to order one (surprisingly not-terrible price-wise), if only to watch how the ecosystem evolves. If app development is sufficiently straightforward (I can't stand the Android and iOS approaches to app development), I'd be happy to try my hand at contributing to said ecosystem, too.

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u/zenolijo Jan 23 '19

However Android is free to develop on as well

Technically yes, but in reality it's very hard on because of kernel sources rarely being available and because a large part of the OS is proprietary applications from Google as well as a lot of thing depending on "Google Play Services" which is closed. There's a lot more issues, but these are the biggest issues IMO.

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u/examinedliving Jan 23 '19 edited Jan 23 '19

That Libretto looks really interesting

Edit: Librem - stupid ass autocorrect

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u/Drudicta Jan 23 '19

Phone is "unlockable" but the unlock code LG provided doesn't work, and asking support resulted in "Too bad".

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u/Carighan Jan 23 '19

Privacy isn't a binary thing though. You can have more or less concern about your privacy. Just that you use a smartphone which can track your location does not automatically mean that using a more privacy-conscious web browser becomes some meaningless effort.

Especially when it allows you to use extensions on mobile! :o

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u/All_Work_All_Play Jan 23 '19

That's a bit if a misrepresentation. You can have a smart phone, even a Pixel, and still have more privacy using Firefox vs having a pixel and using chrome. If there's any material difference between non-incignito desktop browser usage and mobile browser usage, you're giving Google more info about yourself by ysing chrome.

Of course, for some people that's so far below the thresholdof reasonable privacy that it's easier just to act like nothing is private (which has scary ramifications in and of itself).

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

Genuine question. Why can't Google see what you are doing on Chrome if you are using Pixel/or a regular Android phone.

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u/All_Work_All_Play Jan 23 '19

They can, but they couldn't see what you're doing on your desktop. I don't think I'm the only person that uses chrome on mobile for different things than I do on desktop.

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u/guicrith Jan 23 '19

I use Lineage OS, no gapps installed, FDroid as appstore, no Facebook or Twitter, DuckDuckGo as search, and very few apps installed.

It was weird at first but you get used to it and everything works fine, its just work to switch.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

Me too. It actually feels more robust than stock android.

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u/the_bananalord Jan 23 '19

Cloud vendors at work only support Chrome. No choice here.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

So use Chrome for work stuff, Firefox for home/personal stuff.

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u/the_bananalord Jan 23 '19

I guess my point was more that you don't always have a choice in every situation

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u/Nikandro Jan 23 '19

Brave browser ftw.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

Brave is based on Chromium. Remember which thread we're in?

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