Google recommends using Chrome... When using Chrome...

[TheLostSwede]

Anyone else seen this when using the web version of Google Drive?
And yes, this was using Chrome...

Edit: Just got the same in Gmail, while still using Chrome...

 

[micropage7]

Anyone else seen this when using the web version of Google Drive?
And yes, this was using Chrome...

Edit: Just got the same in Gmail, while still using Chrome...


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dunno, maybe google just release newer version of chrome than you have

 

[TheLostSwede]

dunno, maybe google just release newer version of chrome than you gave

nah.

 

[Calenhad]

Could be caused by adblocker, user agent spoofing, privacy settings, and probably several other addons/stuff I forget right now.

 

[Bill_Bright]

I've seen it several times. It happens (I think/guess) if you have a different browser set as your default and you use Chrome or another Google product to do something. It checks to see what your default is and if not Chrome, it pops up that notice.

What is your set default browser? If already Chrome, then I have no clue why you got it.

That said, this is not exclusive to Chrome. Edge is my default and I have, on occasion, had a window pop up asking if I wanted to make Edge my default.

It might (still guessing) also have something to do with something somewhere not knowing what the latest version of Chrome is - or if you don't have the latest version/update installed, it might yell at you.

It also seems to happen with specific sites. Again, I'm guessing, but it appears some sites have an agreement with Google to check visitor's default browser, then pop up that (spam??? ) notice to get you to change, if you don't.

 

[chrcoluk]

Anyone else seen this when using the web version of Google Drive?
And yes, this was using Chrome...

Edit: Just got the same in Gmail, while still using Chrome...


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I wonder if they started a war against people faking user-agents to tame google's websites.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
lol
Yeah you get that just by going to google.com or any website with google telemetry embedded like a virus "sellout web owners" only good thing is Ublock Origin stops the garbage popups

Google is a slimy company period.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Could be caused by adblocker, user agent spoofing, privacy settings, and probably several other addons/stuff I forget right now.

I'll buy that. Was just a bit surprised as it only started happening today and I've seen it three times today now...

Hi,
lol
Yeah you get that just by going to google.com or any website with google telemetry embedded like a virus "sellout web owners" only good thing is Ublock Origin stops the garbage popups

Google is a slimy company period.

I'm using Adguard. Never seen it until today, then multiple times in one day on different Google sites.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Well good old google doesn't like add blockers of any type so go figure why lol
Doesn't make much sense to me why anyone would use chrome
Hell use edge.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Not sure what you mean by Google doesn't like ad blockers. I use AdGuard Adblocker in Edge and Chrome and search with Google and access my gmail mail all the time with no problems.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
lol this isn't a new thing but here's a couple of recent items

Chrome’s ad-blocking plan could be a privacy disaster – and a reason to switch to Firefox

Opinion: Try a browser that protects your privacy

www.techradar.com

Google's ridiculous war against ad blockers is confusing everyone

Google's war against ad blockers is only making the company look worse and worse

www.androidpolice.com

 

[Bill_Bright]

Ah! Okay. I thought you meant that Google websites or apps would not work if you had an ad blocker installed. They do. Or at least they do with AdGuard for me.

A lot of sites don't, however. News media sites are notorious for blocking access until you (1) pay or (2) disable ad-blockers.

I get it. Sites are in a pickle. It takes money to run a site and the organization behind the site. TPU is a good example. They must make revenue some way, either by donations, subscriptions, or ads.

 

[remixedcat]

Ah! Okay. I thought you meant that Google websites or apps would not work if you had an ad blocker installed. They do. Or at least they do with AdGuard for me.

A lot of sites don't, however. News media sites are notorious for blocking access until you (1) pay or (2) disable ad-blockers.

I get it. Sites are in a pickle. It takes money to run a site and the organization behind the site. TPU is a good example. They must make revenue some way, either by donations, subscriptions, or ads.

They "work" but not work right... they put little annoyances to nudge you to disabling those... now youtube makes your cpu usage higher now as well as punishing you for using it if you don't have premium

but get this.... I have premium and it still has hella high cpu usage at the same time they did the big anti-adblock thing... so merely using one triggers bad things...


before that the cpu usage wasn't that bad... now it's like 30% more or more sometimes than it was on the same devices...

 

[Bill_Bright]

They "work" but not work right... they put little annoyances to nudge you to disabling those...

I would say a HUGE popup windows that essentially covers the entire page we are trying to view, telling us to "disable our ad-blocker or pay up!" in effect completely disables the page so it does NOT work, and is MUCH MORE than a "little annoyance" or a "nudge".

 

[remixedcat]

I would say a HUGE popup windows that essentially covers the entire page we are trying to view, telling us to "disable our ad-blocker or pay up!" in effect completely disables the page so it does NOT work, and is MUCH MORE than a "little annoyance" or a "nudge".

some sites do some sites don't but grrrr I'm so sick of that... I'll just nope instantly outta it... tbh I think these sites that force you to DISABLE A CRITICAL SECURITY FUNCTION these days are AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM AS THE MALWARE MAKERS!!!

 

[AnotherReader]

Anyone else seen this when using the web version of Google Drive?
And yes, this was using Chrome...

Edit: Just got the same in Gmail, while still using Chrome...


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I've seen this stupid ad when my kid watches Youtube using Chrome.

 

[Bill_Bright]

A CRITICAL SECURITY FUNCTION

I happen to agree. But of course, if the ads being blocked are NOT malicious (and on legitimate sites, they aren't) and they only serve to bring essential revenue to these sites in order to keep them free for us (as most do), then they certainly could successfully argue it is not a security function at all! And they would be right. Because again, it takes money, a lot of money in some cases, to provide and maintain and keep safe and secure, such sites. That money must come from somewhere.

We (and that includes me) consumers want and demand it all. We want everything on the internet to be free and we want to be free of security threats. But I refer you to the second line in my signature.

 

[remixedcat]

I happen to agree. But of course, if the ads being blocked are NOT malicious (and on legitimate sites, they aren't) and they only serve to bring essential revenue to these sites in order to keep them free for us (as most do), then they certainly could successfully argue it is not a security function at all! And they would be right. Because again, it takes money, a lot of money in some cases, to provide and maintain and keep safe and secure, such sites. That money must come from somewhere.

We (and that includes me) consumers want and demand it all. We want everything on the internet to be free and we want to be free of security threats. But I refer you to the second line in my signature.

code injection happens too and adblockers block those as well, so even if the site uses "clean" ads code can still be injected. and it does happen.

 

[Bill_Bright]

You are preaching to the choir.

I am just saying I totally understand why many of these site use and absolutely need ads - not just to provide us these services, but to simply survive.