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===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> | + | 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> | + | 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:17, April 28, 2021
Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google and based on the same WebKit layout engine that Apple Inc.'s Safari browser uses, specifically, it uses the open-source code of the Chromium browser. Three types of Chrome browsers are available for download; Chrome stable, Chrome Beta and Chrome Developer edition.
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| Google Chrome 48.0.2564.97 | |
| About | |
| Type | Web Browser |
| Developer(s) | Google Inc. |
| First Release | September 2, 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Development status | Active (See Chromium) |
| Engine | Blink (WebKit on iOS) |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | chrome.com
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| Requirements | |
| OS | Android 4.1 or late[1]
iOS 9 or later[2] Linux: 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04+, Debian 8+, openSUSE 13.1+, or Fedora Linux 21+ OS X Mavericks 10.9 or later Windows 7 or later[3] |
| Processor | Intel Pentium 4 or later that is SSE2 capable |
This Chrome browser is not to be confused with Chrome OS, also by Google, or the open-source Chromium browser, which is the basis of Chrome.
Controversy
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.[4] This concern further increased when Google began adding FLoC to their web browser, in spring 2021. To protect their privacy, some people choose browser alternatives like Brave, Vivaldi, SRWare Iron or Slimjet instead, since they use the same engine but seem to offer better privacy.
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[5][6] 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.
See also
References
- â https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&oco=1
- â https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS&oco=1
- â https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346
- â https://www.salon.com/2014/02/05/4_ways_google_is_destroying_privacy_and_collecting_your_data_partner
- â https://www.businessinsider.com/evidence-that-google-search-results-are-biased-2014-10?op=1
- â https://econsultancy.com/blog/6855-google-bias-caught-red-handed