With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.

  • TwinTusks@outpost.zeuslink.netEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I was confused when looking at the map, how come China is Chrome when google is not even allowed in China. Then I remember all those ad-riddled Chinese browsers that are based on Chrome.

    • Gestrid@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      They’re likely based on Chromium, which is what Google Chrome is based on. Chromium is open-source. Chrome is not.

      Not that China cares about US copyright. But it’s still easier to just use open-source code rather than creating a browser from scratch or cracking open the code of a proprietary browser.