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'''Google Chrome''' is a browser developed by [[Google]] and based on the same WebKit layout engine that [[Apple Inc.]]'s [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] browser uses, specifically, it uses the open-source code of the Chromium browser. It is currently available for Microsoft [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] including [[Windows XP|XP]], [[Windows Vista|Vista]], [[Windows 7]], and [[Windows 8]]. There are also versions available for the [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS X]] operating systems.
'''Google Chrome''' is a browser developed by [[Google]] and based on the same WebKit layout engine that [[Apple Inc.]]'s [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] browser uses, specifically, it uses the open-source code of the Chromium browser. It is currently available for Microsoft [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] including [[Windows XP|XP]], [[Windows Vista|Vista]], [[Windows 7]], and [[Windows 8]]. There are also versions available for the [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS X]] operating systems.
===Controversy===
==Controversy==
Although one might think there is nothing controversial about a web browser, this on is to some extent. Many say it is a very good, stable browser, but others complain that it was stolen from the [[Chromium Browser]] project, which was separate for [[Google]] originally. Whether it is true that Chromium was a separate project at the time, it now seems to be owned by [[Google]]. In any case, there is some concern that this browser tracks activity and reports it to [[Google]], much as [[Google]]'s online services and [[Android]] system do.
===Privacy===
Although one might think there is nothing controversial about a web browser, this on is to some extent. Many say it is a very good, stable browser, but others complain that it was stolen from the [[Chromium Browser]] project, which was separate for [[Google]] originally. Whether it is true that Chromium was a separate project at the time, it now seems to be owned by [[Google]]. In any case, there is some concern that this browser tracks activity and reports it to [[Google]], much as [[Google]]'s online services and [[Android]] system do. To protect their privacy, some people choose alternatives like the [[SRWare Iron]] browser instead, since it uses the same engine but offers better privacy.
===Political===
Google is also known to be a supporter of homosexual causes.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/google-pushes-gay-agenda-worldwide-with-legalize-love-campaign-77847</ref> They also work with one or more dictatorships to censor search results, so only what the government wants their citizens to see, comes up. Last but not least, they have been caught filtering results in the U.S. and other countries, often to artificially promote their own websites<ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/evidence-that-google-search-results-are-biased-2014-10?op=1</ref><ref>https://econsultancy.com/blog/6855-google-bias-caught-red-handed</ref> but also to match with their political agendas.
For these reasons, some people avoid using Google Chrome so as to not give them further funding to continue down this path with.
==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Tails (operating system)]] ([[Linux]]-based) and [[TOR]] [[Firefox]] [[browser]] [[encryption]] for [[Internet]] [[anonymity]] to protect [[unalienable rights]]
* [[Tails (operating system)]] ([[Linux]]-based) and [[TOR]] [[Firefox]] [[browser]] [[encryption]] for [[Internet]] [[anonymity]] to protect [[unalienable rights]]
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
[http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?hl=en&brand=CHMH&utm_source=en-et-abt&utm_medium=abt&utm_campaign=en Download page for Google Chrome]
[http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?hl=en&brand=CHMH&utm_source=en-et-abt&utm_medium=abt&utm_campaign=en Download page for Google Chrome]