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I already use Firefox for browsing normally, but I have to test on a Chromium based browser too. One soft requirement is that it should be installable with Flatpak on Linux.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don’t like Google trackers.

[–] darklukee@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does vanilla Chromium have Google trackers?

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes. https://www.chromium.org/Home/chromium-privacy/

But not nearly as many tracking mechanisms as Chrome, because it lacks API keys for some services. By default, it will still send the URL of every page you visit to Google, though. At least that’s my understanding, reading their privacy policy.

But it also doesn’t update itself, doesn’t seem to have a working Mac build (the one on their website doesn’t launch), and doesn’t sync (which I can live without, but end-to-end encrypted sync is nice).

[–] MagneticFusion@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, this is a contender. No Windows build and no sync are the downsides, but neither is a deal breaker, since I’m only testing with it, and I code on Linux and Mac.

[–] jiberish@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you’re using Windows, Edge is an option. You already have the Microsoft telemetry watching you regardless of using Edge, so you might as well use it if you need chrome for testing or a specific website.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I try as hard as I can to never boot into Windows. The only time I ever do is to build a Windows version of one of my desktop apps.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

You don’t want google tracking you while you test your website? Why not?