Re: Google Chrome

On Wed, 25 Dec 2024, Michael Trew wrote:

On 12/23/2024 2:30 PM, Blueshirt wrote:

JAB wrote:
 

I bought two items via desktop computer from an online
merchant using Google Chrome, and when PayPal payment came
due, I didn't have to login. My Pixel 8a is never involved in
direct online transactions (except for PayPal verification),
so I suspect Google Chrome "knew" about my Pixel 8a, so Chrome
somehow did the login to PayPal.

 Google knows everything!
 That's why some of us do our best to avoid them, where possible.
 Unfortunately in 2024 it's very hard to avoid Google completely
... they are like The Matrix!

>
I don't Google-anything, Alphabet is avoided like the plague.  The closest I come is using Youtube (not signed in) or e-mailing people with @gmail addresses.
>

I recommend freetube. It's a local skin that interfaces with youtube. I imagine that it shields you from some of their tentacles. I'm happy with it. If I want to watch something on my laptop while travelling or on my tv, I use yt-dlp to download anything I want to watch later offline.