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Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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And since you won't be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is... interesting to say the least.

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[–] Laticauda@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What's a good Gmail alternative that has a relatively professional name? I have a hotmail account from way back still, but the name "hotmail.com" has always sounded silly to me. I guess there's Outlook but idk if they're the best option.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

Tutanota or ProtonMail are popular options in the privacy community.

[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Get your own domain. You'll actually have to pay for mail by then, but considering it's one of the services many people rely on a shitton it's not that bad to pay $10 towards it. It will also mean you can switch providers at any time without much hassle.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's really not an option for me right now financially since I need to keep costs down as much as possible. But I'll keep that in mind for the future.

[–] brihuang95@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

for good privacy-focused email services, Tutanota and Proton Mail are the more popular ones.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I'll check those ones out!

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you're really worried about the domain, getting your own is only like 10 bucks a year.

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

I have about 4 bucks to my name atm.

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

https://www.gmx.com Isn't bad but I haven't really used it that much.