Replying to @dwlz and @vkw, @googlechrome, @nytimes
That's fine. There's no question Google is far worse at privacy. Chrome alone is much more privacy invasive than much of The Times’s practices. What's more, the most significant privacy issues NYT has are from what Google forces publishers into.
Having said that, I think you have the wrong framing. Privacy is contextual (see pinned tweet). You have to compare contexts. A violation from a browser is akin to one by a doctor or lawyer since it's a fiduciary agent. It's far more serious than most.