[sanxiyn]

I want to suggest another thing you can do as a web developer. If you can afford it, block all Chrome users, and instruct users to download Firefox instead. Explain why your website is not available for Chrome.

[andrei_says_]

Maybe notify instead of block?

“You are using Chrome which tracks you without consent. Download a spyware-free browser here.” In red at the top of the page with links to brave and Firefox.

[8128js8121]

Good luck telling users apart from Chromium which is fine and Chrome which is a rip off and filled with shit

[GoblinSlayer]

Last I checked Chromium wasn't very different from Chrome feature wise. Is there a reason to tell them apart?

[andrei_says_]

I wonder if there are ways to detect some of the other spyware features in google chrome?

I’m genuinely hoping to do this on some of my web properties - if anyone has a hint on how, please let me know.

[why_Mr_Anderson]

Isn't Brave just attempt to copy Google? It's Chromium based, with their own ad system ... why choose lesser evil?

[sanxiyn]

Their own ad system which does not track users. An important difference.

[sanxiyn]

This is also a good idea.

[sildur]

Better to show a unobtrusive banner on top, with a link to a well written article about how chrome is spyware. With a button to download firefox. We did that ages ago, but targeted to internet explorer, with good results.

[timdaub]

yeah, like back in the old days!

I wish we all did it. However, I think we're often obsessed with delivering our products to the broadest possible audience.

[grishka]

As a Vivaldi user: please don't do this. Vivaldi removed any mentions of its name from the user agent a while ago because some websites intentionally broke themselves in it, so now it's indistinguishable from Chrome as far as web developers are concerned.

https://vivaldi.com/blog/user-agent-changes/