I uninstalled Flash (outside of what is built into Google’s Chrome) around January of this year. I got tired of all the updates on two hard drives, plus having to download or update the Chrome browser.
This is on a Macintosh. When I am browsing using the Safari or Firefox browser and hit a Flash link, more and more sites will see that I don’t have Flash installed and provide the same information via HTML. If they don’t do that, there is an error and if I still want to see the content, I paste the link into Google Chrome.
Why don’t I use Chrome all the time? Because Google has the reputation of building up a profile of all your activities, i.e. spying on you. I’m not comfortable with that and I have various ad-suppressing and anti-tracking add-ons in all browsers.
I’ve had no urge to re-install Flash.
Thanks for the info...I am on a Mac also. I am “tech support” for my late 70’s mother w/a Windows PC...I see a LogMeIn/TeamViewer session for Flash repair in my near future!
If you think that by selective use of Chrome you’re not being tracked, you’re a fool. Once installed, Chrome has so many hooks into your system that even if you think you aren’t using it, it’s running on your system.
In the Windows world, Chrome is installed not only as an application but as a browser hijack for IE as well. Anything you do in Windows that requires an Internet connection to an external address is cataloged in your local profile in Windows, just waiting to be uploaded to Google.