@linuxiac I can't think of too many #browser features I would want less than a built-in #AI that is undoubtedly phoning home all the time to "improve its data set".
Ads can see you too and they collect a lot of data of you, which will be processed, sold, processed again and sometimes an #ai is involved to process it even more and create connections with other data.
The CO2 output of all this processes is really high. You can end it by installing an add-on called #ublockorigin for your browser:
And it already blocks a lot of stuff after installing. But I would recommend to go to the settings and activate some more filters, like the annoyance or social media filter.
btw. you will love the element zapper. It allows you to select an item on a website and just hide it! It is one of the best things to hide annoying stuff.
Trying #DuckDuckGo#browser and yeah, it's shortcomings is just what I predicted.
It's good at browsing the web, and good at stopping at least some tracking and malware attempts, but it is so very very barebones and lacks the basic functionality I need on a daily driver browser, it is sacrificed for privacy.
Basically it is only good for #porn. (I am not saying this as a joke).
DuckDuckGo: Privacy Browser nun auch als Beta für Windows
Für Android, iOS und MacOs gibt es den Browser von DuckDuckGo bereits. Jetzt kommt die Version für Windows. Die soll etwa beim Videogucken auf YouTube helfen.
Play in a browser The Original Tetris: based on the version that Alexey Pajitnov created at the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre in Moscow, for the old Soviet-made computer, the Elektronika 60, and uses green brackets instead of solid blocks.
Today marks one month since the #Japan Tour, where CEO and co-founder of Vivaldi @jon travelled to Tokyo to unveil the preview of our long-awaited version for #iOS 🎉
Mozilla: "In a well-intentioned yet dangerous move to fight online fraud, France is on the verge of forcing browsers to create a dystopian technical capability. It would force browser providers to create the means to mandatorily block websites present on a government provided list. Such a move will overturn decades of established content moderation norms and provide a playbook for authoritarian governments"
This article highlights some of the more grounded threats that we face from AI tools in the immediacy. I think a lot of users see their browser's extension stores as a safe place to acquire addons when, in fact, it is vitally important to pick what extensions you install very carefully and question whether the permissions they're asking for are justified.
Remember that you can use the "Advanced Web Interface", accessible from your Mastodon account settings, for a TweetDeck-like interface on desktop!
This makes it way easier to see stuff at a glance. If it isn't your thing though, you don't need to use it.
Also note that you can adjust which columns are pinned, so if your local and federated timelines move too quickly, you can just unpin them to only see Home and Notifs, or only open them up manually when you want to see them!
Our coolest unreleased browser feature? (demo) - from The Browser Company on YouTube. (www.youtube.com)
We're exploring AI in Arc... but is it truly useful?...