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A comment on Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing antitrust scrutiny. Parent comment

Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti... by sundvor on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @08:28PM (#26021504)
Thanks, removed Chrome ages ago in favor of Microsoft's Edge (the new one). Microsoft is fast becoming the good guys. It sets a default tracking level of Balanced, which blocks trackers from unvisited sites - you may then make it more strict if desired, out of the box with no extra plugins required.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/learn-abo...

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Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti... by garbagetime on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @08:52PM (#26021652)
> Microsoft is fast becoming the good guys

I think it's probably about time we stop pretending any of these major tech corporations are good guys.

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Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti... by rochak on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @09:08PM (#26021738)
Exactly. At the end of the day, it is all about the money. If something isn’t making money, it is bound to be canned/changed sooner than later.
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Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti... by 2muchcoffeeman on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @10:25PM (#26022231)
I wonder if there is room here for an existing company that already makes money via a subscription, to pivot into search.

I could see Apple or Netflix or Amazon, try and expand their offering to include search. They already have income streams that rely on the consumer, so they can build products that are in our best interest.

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Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti... by driverdan on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @09:13PM (#26021773)
> Microsoft is fast becoming the good guys.

Are you not familiar with Windows 10's ads and invasive tracking?

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Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti... by v7p1Qbt1im on Thursday February 04, 2021 @03:30AM (#26023743)
They just have really good PR and much less touch points with consumers.
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