Hi there, I just have a quick (and newbie) privacy related question I’m hoping someone with more knowledge than me can provide a constructive answer on.

If I have installed several browsers on my machine, is using them for different purposes a good way to circumvent data gathering on my browsing behavior? For example, I have chrome downloaded where I do all my Google related work in (gmail, YT, and a work application that requires chrome), but that is the only thing I use the chrome browser for. I do all my personal browsing in Firefox with a litany of extensions meant to prevent trackers. Is it reasonable to assume that Chrome cannot track activity in Firefox?

EDIT: I just wanted to say thank you to this community. There have been some really nice suggestions and no one has said anything nasty which is nice for a change lol. Cheers.

  • Jedrax@lemmy.mlOP
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    3 years ago

    Okay nice, I really like the suggestion here. I had heard about containers in Firefox but never actually looked into them, so will do.

    Unfortunately I can’t get rid of Chrome completely since a web app I have to use requires Chrome (for whatever reason, it’s a bit predatory if you ask me).

    • tmpodMA
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      3 years ago

      Nice! Lemme know how it goes :D

    • SoftBun@lemmy.ml
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      3 years ago

      Unfortunately I can’t get rid of Chrome completely since a web app I have to use requires Chrome

      Have you tried Ungoogled Chromium? I use it for sites that require me to use Chrome (like MS Teams), it’s better than Chrome for privacy.

      • Jedrax@lemmy.mlOP
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        3 years ago

        Oh smart dude! I used to use chromium on Linux way back in the day. Totally forgot about it. I’ll give that a shot and check functionality today.

        EDIT: I’m on an M1 Pro macbook, and while the chromium for intel works fine, the chromium for mac arm gives the warning that the application is damaged and should be moved to the trash. Unfortunately no current working build for Mac ARM.

      • Lynda@lemmy.ml
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        3 years ago

        I dislike how Ungoogled Chromium doesn’t update easily, nor updating the extensions is easy.