mcc,
@mcc@mastodon.social avatar

Notice, in this popup, the lack of options such as "No" or "Fuck you"

outie,
@outie@slime.global avatar

@mcc "consent is just a matter of asking often enough"

-- techbros, 2010-

dpwiz,
@dpwiz@qoto.org avatar

@outie @mcc Please disable ad blocker and allow JavaScript on this page. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is Futile.

Linux_Is_Best, (edited )
@Linux_Is_Best@mastodon.social avatar

@mcc There is a quick fix to your problem:

  1. Install Firefox

  2. Install uBlock Origin (browser extension)

  3. Enable all sources in uBlock Origin (browser extension)

  4. Install Privacy Badger (browser extension)

  5. ???

  6. Profit

rdnielsen,
@rdnielsen@mastodon.online avatar

@Linux_Is_Best @mcc -- As a general principle, you might want to install CanvasBlocker as well.

Linux_Is_Best,
@Linux_Is_Best@mastodon.social avatar

@rdnielsen @mcc Well, if you really want more....

  1. uBlock Origin

  2. Privacy Badger

  3. CanvasBlocker

  4. LocalCDN (copy the uBlock settings and add them to uBlock)

  5. Redirect AMP to HTML

  6. Bypass Paywalls Clean

  7. Consent-O-Matic

  8. Don't track me Google

  9. Google Search Fixer

  10. SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships

  11. Firefox Multi-Account Containers

  12. Facebook Container

  13. DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials

  14. Copy PlainText

Bonus -

Bitwarden - Free Password Manager

rentar42,

@mcc Believe it or not, the first "ask me later" button that Google introduced (many years ago) actually caused quite the outrage internally: many devs were vehemently against this kind of false choice. But I guess eventually the money won ...

spradlig,

@mcc I posted this a month ago:

Craigp,
@Craigp@mastodon.social avatar

@mcc When you check gmail on your phone, it constantly pops up begging you try their new "smarter" email app.

They are really going all in on this self-destruction...

mart_e,
@mart_e@mamot.fr avatar

@mcc same spirit
https://mamot.fr/

michaelcoyote,
@michaelcoyote@mastodon.social avatar

@mcc funny to have your post and this other one by @mhoye next to each other.

https://mastodon.social/@mhoye/110968261393420886

GregDance,
@GregDance@mastodon.green avatar

@mcc

It’s time we all un-googled before mandatory Google rules are applied!

!

leftfieldfarm,
@leftfieldfarm@kolektiva.social avatar

@mcc "Fuck no" seems like a solid answer...

ponyponypony,
@ponyponypony@mas.to avatar

@mcc Hi, I've been using Duck Duck Go for almost 15 years and I don't have to put up with any Google nonsense. Highly recommend.

zeppy5d,
@zeppy5d@bark.lgbt avatar

@mcc i thought google already had search ai

mcc,
@mcc@mastodon.social avatar

@zeppy5d Lots of things are AI. The only one you have to worry about is when they call it "AI". When they call it AI that's their way of saying they're doing something that works very poorly

nazokiyoubinbou,
@nazokiyoubinbou@mastodon.social avatar

@mcc I get really sick of "not right now" being the only non-affirmative action on many things. One site (I think it was Wikipedia?) did this and when I clicked "not right now" it popped up a thing saying "give us your e-mail address so we can remind you later." Look, I appreciate Wikipedia, but screw the heck out of you guys.

At this point when something like that pops up I block it in my adblocker. I do not agree and I do not agree to your not actually disagree either.

photon,

@mcc <Got It | Got It>

RobinBobcat,

@mcc "How DARE you" would also be acceptable.

mjc0961,

@mcc Of course it's never "no, and don't ever ask me again"

It's always "Not right now, feel free to ask me again next month"

I would much rather have the "fuck you" button

ellie,
@ellie@ellieayla.net avatar

@mcc I think it's spelled "killall -g -s 9 chrome". Though the "-g" might be silent.

mcc,
@mcc@mastodon.social avatar

@ellie Bad news!!!

ellie,
@ellie@ellieayla.net avatar

@mcc ... are you really running Chrome inside a windows vm? 🤦🏼‍♀️

taskkill /IM chrome.exe /F

😆

skip_divided,

@mcc
AI has a very positive attitude apparently.

EshuMarneedi,
@EshuMarneedi@mastodon.social avatar

@mcc Don't use a Chromium browser.

firecat,
@firecat@mstdn.social avatar

@mcc there is a way alt+f4

courtcan,
@courtcan@mastodon.social avatar

@mcc Right?! I hate that fucking popup, already sick to death of seeing it!

onezetty,
@onezetty@mstdn.mx avatar

@mcc fix it!!

inthehands,
@inthehands@hachyderm.io avatar

@mcc
You are singing my tune.

My related pet peeve: dialogs that indicate an error whose only button is “OK,” when “OK” is the one thing it most definitely is not.

@arclight

danherbert,
@danherbert@mastodon.social avatar

@mcc I get around it by never searching in a browser signed into a Google account. All searches happen on a different browser that's not signed into anything. At the moment, Google only offers the AI option for logged in users.

3kh0,

@mcc Would you like to use our latest way to harvest more data on you?

[ YES ] [ SURE ]

kuba,

@mcc Next time it will appear with "We respect your choices, ..." at the beginning.

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