Chrome's Manifest V3 transition is here. First up are warnings for any V2 extensions.

Reminder to switch browsers if you haven’t already!

  • Google Chrome is starting to phase out older, more capable ad blocking extensions in favor of the more limited Manifest V3 system.
  • The Manifest V3 system has been criticized by groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation for restricting the capabilities of web extensions.
  • Google has made concessions to Manifest V3, but limitations on content filtering remain a source of skepticism and concern.
  • TipRing@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    4 months ago

    Gmail is probably the hardest one to kick. I’m fine with paying for an email service if it’s functional and doesn’t siphon my personal data, but finding a quality trustworthy provider and then migrating 20 years of data to it seems so overwhelming.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      4 months ago

      Why do you need to migrate 20 years of data? Do you actually look at anything more than a month or two old?

      That said, Protonmail has “Easy Switch” to copy emails and whatnot.

      The harder part for me is Drive, since there just isn’t a competitor that’s anywhere near as good in terms of overall experience. I’m going to try out OnlyOffice, but I know there are a few features I just won’t have anymore.

      • TipRing@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        I do occasionally need something from 10 or even 15 years ago, needing the exact date I sold a property or started a new project or even just jogging my memory of an old contact I am reaching again. While none of this is strictly necessary, I could make do without it if I had to, it does create inertia.

        I really need to check out Proton, Google is just getting worse and worse and the sooner I can get away from their ecosystem the better.