Google will use Chrome browsing data for ad tailoring

Re:Google will use Chrome browsing data for ad tailoring by drdre2001 on Sunday July 17, 2016 @11:54PM (#12113152)

Do you have any other ideas of how browsers are going to make money? Without charging their customers?

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Re:Google will use Chrome browsing data for ad tailoring by swsieber on Monday July 18, 2016 @12:06AM (#12113176)

Nope - we thought that wasn't quite needed since they were being set up as a public service, not a monetization platform.

We need a project like the Linux kernel, except for a good browser.

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Re:Google will use Chrome browsing data for ad tailoring by kevinjcliao on Monday July 18, 2016 @02:08AM (#12113449)

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

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Re:Google will use Chrome browsing data for ad tailoring by swsieber on Monday July 18, 2016 @11:51AM (#12115786)

I don't consider this a good rebuttal - Firefox has done stuff like pocket (not monetary but invasive) and search engine deals (monetary). Though it is pretty close.

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Re:Google will use Chrome browsing data for ad tailoring by drdre2001 on Monday July 18, 2016 @05:06AM (#12113939)

Don't we have a couple of "Linux" like browsers already? Like Konqueror? Or are those not good enough?

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Re:Google will use Chrome browsing data for ad tailoring by swsieber on Monday July 18, 2016 @11:53AM (#12115799)

Nope - they aren't good enough. It's not easy to install. What I would love in a browser:

* An organization set up to oversee it that does not need to care about money (pipe dream part here).

* Easy to install.

* Standards compliant.

* Open source.

All in all, Firefox is the closest (imo). What rubs me wrong about chrome is that originally it was to be monetized - at least I don't remember such.

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