Posted: 8/16/2011 6:09:30 AM EDT
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Does Chrome have functions like FFox that are tracking blockers, script blockers, ad blockers and the like? Should I wait for FFox 6? I am currently running FFox 3.616 which is getting very slow and buggy. |
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Quoted: No, on Chrome and addons. Chrome is a brain dead browser that only little toy widgets are written for. No Adblock, no YouTube downloaders, nothing really useable. I use it occasionally just to keep it updated to the latest version, but that's all. Okay then that explains the speed I was getting with it. I'll wait for the FFox updates. |
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No, on Chrome and addons. Chrome is a brain dead browser that only little toy widgets are written for. No Adblock, no YouTube downloaders, nothing really useable. I use it occasionally just to keep it updated to the latest version, but that's all. Chrome has adblock. Don't know about Youtube downloaders, as I use jDownloader. |
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Quoted: I switched from FF to Chrome and for me Chrome pretty has all the same add-ons (called extensions in Chrome) that I need. I have Ad Block Plus, Ghostery, Fastest Chrome, New Tab Redirect, and several others just the same as when I used FF. Is there a function for track me not like FF? |
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I switched from FF to Chrome and for me Chrome pretty has all the same add-ons (called extensions in Chrome) that I need. I have Ad Block Plus, Ghostery, Fastest Chrome, New Tab Redirect, and several others just the same as when I used FF. Is there a function for track me not like FF? Even with a function like that, Chrome has a unique identification number on each install that can't be easily removed. I trust the hive (read:Mozilla/OSS) more than I trust Google as far as tracking goes (remember, that's what Google does for a living), but I don't really trust anyone. I refuse to install Chrome on any of my systems. |
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I switched from FF to Chrome and for me Chrome pretty has all the same add-ons (called extensions in Chrome) that I need. I have Ad Block Plus, Ghostery, Fastest Chrome, New Tab Redirect, and several others just the same as when I used FF. Is there a function for track me not like FF? Yes. It's called, believe it or not, TrackMeNot. See it here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cgllkjmdafllcidaehjejjhpfkmanmka |
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Quoted: Quoted: No, on Chrome and addons. Chrome is a brain dead browser that only little toy widgets are written for. No Adblock, no YouTube downloaders, nothing really useable. I use it occasionally just to keep it updated to the latest version, but that's all. Chrome has adblock. Don't know about Youtube downloaders, as I use jDownloader. The adblock for chrome SUCKS. I don't know what the reason is... but it's half of the FF version in terms of blocking shit. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I switched from FF to Chrome and for me Chrome pretty has all the same add-ons (called extensions in Chrome) that I need. I have Ad Block Plus, Ghostery, Fastest Chrome, New Tab Redirect, and several others just the same as when I used FF. Is there a function for track me not like FF? Yes. It's called, believe it or not, TrackMeNot. See it here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cgllkjmdafllcidaehjejjhpfkmanmka Thanks for the link! I dug all over that chrome web store looking for those apps. I must be looking in the wrong places.  |