teft@startrek.website to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chromearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square362fedilinkarrow-up11.43Karrow-down125cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareMr_Patta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSure but Google also uses tons of open source - android is built on the linux kernel, and even chrome is or is based on open source: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src
minus-squareMossBear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m aware, but ultimately they’re still an ad company that uses technology to sell more ads. Any minor aspects of altruism (if it can be called that) can’t wash that away.
Sure but Google also uses tons of open source - android is built on the linux kernel, and even chrome is or is based on open source:
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src
I’m aware, but ultimately they’re still an ad company that uses technology to sell more ads. Any minor aspects of altruism (if it can be called that) can’t wash that away.