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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]] to [[Windows 10]]. There are also versions available for the [[Linux]], Android, and [[Mac OS X]]. Three types of Chrome browsers are available for download; Chrome stable, Chrome Beta and Chrome Developer edition.
'''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]] to [[Windows 10]]. There are also versions available for the [[Linux]], Android, and [[Mac OS X]]. Three types of Chrome browsers are available for download; Chrome stable, Chrome Beta and Chrome Developer edition.
Chrome browser is not to be confused with Chrome O/S, also by Google.
Chrome browser is not to be confused with Chrome [[operating system|O.S.]], also by [[Google]], or the [[open-source]] [[Chromium (web browser|Chromium browser]].
==Controversy==
==Controversy==
===Privacy===
===Privacy===
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.
There is some concern that this browser tracks activity and reports it to [[Google]], much as [[Google]]'s online services and [[Android]] system do.<ref>http://www.salon.com/2014/02/05/4_ways_google_is_destroying_privacy_and_collecting_your_data_partner</ref> 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===
===Political===
==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Firefox]]
*[[Firefox]]
*[[browser]]
*[[Web browser]]
*[[encryption]]
*[[encryption]]
*[[Internet]]
*[[Internet]]