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An essay proposes that web browsers should be understood as political environments, not neutral software: comparing Tor and Chrome, it argues each browser positions users differently within what the authors call "data colonialism," the extraction of personal data by tech companies as a form of power


Resumo para não especialistas Este trabalho compara dois navegadores de internet diferentes: o Tor e o Google Chrome. A partir da nossa análise, destacamos que enquanto o Chrome é usado e coleta dados dos usuários para personalizar conteúdos e anúncios, o Tor diz garantir o anonimato e a privacidade de quem navega.

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