Well your first mistake was using Chrome in 2026

Software updates have gotten so fucked up in general these days.

It's so rare that changelogs are published to actually educate the end user about what an update will do. Most of the time it's just "Bug fixes and feature updates" with no further detail. What bugs? What features? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Then you update (or, more likely, you left auto-update on) because they guilt you into thinking that you'll immediately fall victim to a zero-day vulnerability if you don't. And suddenly everything just gets slightly worse and worse.

It should be more accepted to follow the mentality of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" with software, precluding the need to install new updates unless something stops working or there is a vulnerability to patch. On my phone at least, I have auto updates turned off and will generally let audience consensus determine if it's something I want. But it's still a coin toss if I decide to take an update, because no one bothers to tell you what they really do anymore.

Your first mistake was voluntarily using any Google software, especially chrome.

I googled a definition of a word today. it took me two minutes to get chrome to not use the "AI mode" search when searching via the address bar

tomorrow I'm switching to Firefox at work. after I spend an hour trying to figure out how to remove the copilot overlay from Excel, anyways

Uninstall and use another browser. Easy peasy.

A while back, I was actually okay with MS being semi forcible about Windows Update.

Most people overestimate their antivirus, and don’t realize that frequent updates are generally the most important way of keeping their system safe. And, to avoid turning computers into zombies for botnets, to keep the whole internet safe. Windows is the world’s most popular OS - it’s good for the world to keep systems secure.

And then MS had the gall to betray that responsibility of only shipping critical security patches by forceful methods. They started forcing people to Windows 11, pushing Edge back in as their browser, pushing popups and Start menu changes, and so on. For a thousand reasons, Windows Update has more notoriety in common with malware than the malware it’s meant to protect you from.

I remember chrome, its the new Internet Explorer i believe.

Google doesn't need to scrape the web they just need chrome to send them the das you are already scrapping for them. Stop using Chrome.

It installed it two years ago but nobody noticed because all the privacy nerds use different browsers

Omg but it's ok because we called it 🌼⭐ federated learning ✨💮 so we only steal the data that is profitable to us while legally no PII leaves your device 🚀 weeeee!

I wonder when Brave's local blockchain update will drop

I found out this doesn't apply to celeron laptop from 2016 with 4 GB ram so all good.

Local AI js API checks pc specs before downloading - cos it wouldn't work anyway 😁

Leopards ate my face moment. Stop using that trash.

Don't give money to the death star and yes, your data is money

Just the other day I uninstalled Chrome & gave "Enshittification" as the reason when prompted. Not that I'd been using it since turning to Firefox a few years ago and Waterfox more recently.

It's all a joke at this point lol.

"So what new evil schemes are big tech up to? Ah, installing LLMs on people's devices? Wonderful!"

people used chrome?

Stop using Chrome

Without asking

When has Google ever asked anybody before updating Chrome?

or notifying*.

*Except for the

• Announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56b9uHAcHYc

• Blog post: https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/ai-mode-chrome/

• Developer documentation: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/built-in

• And product page: https://gemini.google/overview/gemini-in-chrome/

I only used Chrome on my old phone, and since I have switched away from it with the new phone.

No sensible adblocker is the point that killed Chrome for me.

Brave is better than Chrome. Definitely recommend.