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Christian J |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_Sandbox
To me it sounds like the browser will run preinstalled spyware that profiles the user and displays ads, but without sending individual user data back to Google (we promise). Unlike javascript - that can also spy on the user and display ads - I assume Privacy Sandbox can't be disabled easily. "In addition, with the launch of the Chrome 115 release in July, Google is making Privacy Sandbox’s relevance and measurement APIs generally available to all Chrome users, making it easy for developers to test these APIs with live traffic. |
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The browser is in control, not the user... Isn't that the same thing as Google is in control?
"The initiative includes Federated Learning of Cohorts as well as other proposed technologies,[3] many of which have bird-themed names". What does that even mean? Bird names? They've won the battle already. And several of the other browsers are also chromium based. https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share I commented on another forum (not web related). Someone had found a way to do something more quickly and it "works in all browsers". I tried it. Didn't work in any of mine. FF, Edge... I said so. His answer was: FF? Who uses that in 2023?. So he really meant it works in Chrome when he said it works in all browsers. I humbly said that Edge is based on chromium, but he ignored that. What beats me is why people prefer Chrome. What does it have that people want? I only see what it lacks. And what it does that I don't want. BTW what was that browser statistics site we always referred to back in the day? I'd like to see if it's still around, but I don't find it among my old bookmarks. |
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I think so, it's the only old bookmark I have. |
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OK. I also think that's the site now.
I don't think we'll see less ads. They'll use both systems. There is so much involved in a site nowadays. I don't mean sites like Sue-Ellen's blog. But big sites. Hosting is just a small part, even if that probably still can be costly with lots of traffic and heavy content like video (that isn't on Youtube). With a whole staff working with the site there must be an income. If they don't sell anything what's left other than ads? I actually get that. |
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There is so much involved in a site nowadays. I don't mean sites like Sue-Ellen's blog. But big sites. Hosting is just a small part, even if that probably still can be costly with lots of traffic and heavy content like video (that isn't on Youtube). With a whole staff working with the site there must be an income. If they don't sell anything what's left other than ads? I actually get that. That's what I meant, how much content on sites with paid staff is actually of any value? On many such sites it seems most of the content is just written to drive traffic to their ads. Things like click-bait articles, rewrites and similar. Compare that with a hobby site made by an expert in his field. ![]() |
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There are some. One of the largest (probably the largest) photography related site was supposed to close down April 10. But it's still there and no one knows what's going to happen. They have a huge camera and lens data base with tests (performed by them) of many but not all gear, going back to the first digital cameras. That ain't cheap. It began as a private initiative, but alas Amazon bought it some years ago and now Amazons needs to cut down on staff. I think that maybe the loud outcry all over the web made them change their mind about trashing a resource like this. They did say at one point that the site at least would be archived, but now they are just silent.
Another example from the photography world is https://www.lenstip.com/ . They also perform tests of the lenses they review, even if not as professional as the first site used to do in their prime, but good enough if you are aware of the pitfalls. I've had great use of them. I'm sure there are oodles of similar sites for other areas of interest that have staff and costs other than hosting/server(s), that aren't just about writing but are based on real world hands on work that may require equipment, like the lens tests. |
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