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'''Google Chrome''' is a [[web 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 (web browser)|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 [[web 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 (web browser)|Chromium browser]]. Three types of Chrome browsers are available for download; Chrome stable, Chrome Beta and Chrome Developer edition.

This Chrome browser is not to be confused with [[Chrome OS]], also by [[Google]], or the [[open-source]] [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium browser]], which is the basis of Chrome.

This Chrome browser is not to be confused with [[Chrome OS]], also by [[Google]], or the [[open-source]] [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium browser]], which is the basis of Chrome.

==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.<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.

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>https://www.salon.com/2014/02/05/4_ways_google_is_destroying_privacy_and_collecting_your_data_partner</ref> This concern further increased when Google began adding [[FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts)|FLoC]] to their web browser, in spring 2021. To protect their privacy, some people choose browser alternatives like [[Brave (web browser)|Brave]], [[Vivaldi (web browser)|Vivaldi]], [[SRWare Iron]] or [[Slimjet]] instead, since they use the same engine but seem to offer better privacy.

===Politics===

===Politics===

Google works with one or more dictatorships to censor search results, so that only what the government wants their citizens to see comes up.  Also, 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 and economic agenda.   

Google works with one or more dictatorships to censor search results, so that only what the government wants their citizens to see comes up.  Also, they have been caught filtering results in the U.S. and other countries, often to artificially promote their own websites<ref>https://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 and economic agenda.   

For these reasons, some people avoid using Google Chrome to avoid giving them further support.

For these reasons, some people avoid using Google Chrome to avoid giving them further support.

*[[Internet]]

*[[Internet]]

*[[anonymity]]

*[[anonymity]]

==References==

==References==