No, if you are using a chromium browser you are using chrome. to some extent or another google is involved. The level of googles involvemnet is different per browser but if you want to elimnate them completly you will probably need some obscure firefox fork. Even then without something like no script blocking googles servers almost every site will collect google analytics.

https://areweanticheatyet.com/no-js

Proton anti-cheat works with punk buster and what ever garbage gta5 is using now.

But then you would be using reddit… gross.

Wow, spotting a red dwarf reference in the wild is rare these days.

OK cool so now they are going to ruing gaming with bull shit “AI”.

Fuck off microsoft.

There are people who still whine about what games others enjoy? Yikes.

Remote start doesn’t need a server, Unlocking your doors doesn’t need a server and temp controls don’t need a server. These are things that are controlled and operated locally, But Hyundai sure as fuck thinks they do.

As was intended.

Is a forced subscription to use basic features included in this supposed “cool fucking shit”?

Because they do that, now I won’t tell you how to live but I would not categorize selling basic features back to me as “cool fucking shit”

Exactly why I wont buy any vehicle with any sort of network connection outside of the CANbus.

I’d love to live in whatever fantasy land selfless compassionate CEO’s come from, sadly it’s just a fantasy.

Lucky her, all I got is this little Barbados Thread Snake in my pants.

I wish there was a better way to do it but sadly right now this is it. If you want independent browsers to continue they need funding from somewhere.

Just shut it off when you arent using it like a normal person.

Well current events lead me to believe that allowing the orange turd to live would do the job nicely so in the spirit of laziness I’d do absolutely nothing.