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by Mr_Electro84
Tue Jul 23, 2024 5:59 am
Forum: General
Topic: Chromium browsers send user data to Google
Replies: 0
Views: 3820

Chromium browsers send user data to Google

It seems that Chromium-based browsers send data to Google via the native “Hangout Services” extension, you can find out more here : https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/7/chromium-browsers-found-sending-user-data-to-google-raising-privacy-and-regulatory-concerns/ Now the question is: does Slimjet int...
by Mr_Electro84
Sat Jun 15, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: General
Topic: New logo of Slimjet
Replies: 19
Views: 89334

Re: New logo of Slimjet

"Flat" & "simple" = HORRIBLE. Yeeuch. I must be stuck in a time warp, but as a long-time graphic designer, I much prefer the Windoze Vista era; detailed, 3D appearance, shadows, etc..... What IS it about this current generation that everything has to be "dumbed-down&quo...
by Mr_Electro84
Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:11 am
Forum: General
Topic: Browser inventory. General discussion
Replies: 73
Views: 277981

Re: Browser inventory. General discussion

After 3 years of using Slimjet as my default browser, I've decided to give way to Catsxp (a browser I'd already been paying attention to for some time). Why did you make this choice? I still like Slimjet, and it probably has some good qualities. But during this period, I noticed a few shortcomings: ...
by Mr_Electro84
Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:40 am
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: [Resolved] Slimjet crashes on some sites with adblocker
Replies: 3
Views: 8127

Re: Slimjet crashes on some sites with adblocker

42.0.2.0
  • Fix a crash bug with ad blocker.
by Mr_Electro84
Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: [Resolved] Slimjet crashes on some sites with adblocker
Replies: 3
Views: 8127

[Resolved] Slimjet crashes on some sites with adblocker

Related to this topic: https://www.slimjet.com/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3465 For some time now, Slimjet's adblocker has been crashing the browser on websites (and not just YouTube), which can be annoying for browsing, since it's so unexpected. Here's a (non-exhaustive) list: YouTube (website...
by Mr_Electro84
Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:17 am
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: [Resolved] Slimjet 42.0.1.0 crash on youtube
Replies: 12
Views: 20021

Re: Slimjet 42.0.1.0 crash on youtube

P-S: Google also affected by unexpected adblocker behavior (in some cases)
by Mr_Electro84
Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: [Resolved] Slimjet 42.0.1.0 crash on youtube
Replies: 12
Views: 20021

Re: Slimjet 42.0.1.0 crash on youtube

Oh. And this is not a real bug. It is more of a defensive attack from Youtube since they prefer people to see their advertising efforts instead of skipping over them. So, I'm moving this to the General forum. After checking, the bug is indeed related to the adblocker, as this type of behavior (cras...
by Mr_Electro84
Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:19 am
Forum: General
Topic: Turns out Firefox is evil, too.
Replies: 3
Views: 48251

Re: Turns out Firefox is evil, too.

To add another layer! -In 2022, $512 million of Mozilla's $593 million revenues will still come from Google! -And then the CEO's salary is just unbelievable for an entity that continues to fall: $6,903,089 for 2022 (i.e. nearly $500,000/month), up 1.3 Million on 2021! https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-...