Google's grip is slipping: Why I moved my entire life to an open source browser

After Google quietly installed a 4GB AI model onto Chrome users' machines without clear consent — and made the opt-out unavailable until the download had already begun — one tech writer switched permanently to Firefox. Combined with Chrome killing uBlock Origin support and abandoning its privacy cookie promise, the move felt necessary. Firefox offers true engine independence from Google, default encrypted sync, and working extensions on mobile.