Chromium[1] is sort of free, Iron[2] is free, iridium[3] is free, epic is free[4], chrome is not. Google Chrome is a google (alphabet?) product, hence based on

Chromium[1] is sort of free, Iron[2] is free, iridium[3] is free, epic is free[4], chrome is not. Google Chrome is a google (alphabet?) product, hence based on the business model of providing service or software for gratis but tracking[5] users and usage, building profiles and so on to sell ads. In the end these ads are paid for by sales, which means chrome is not free, you're not giving money directly but paying with your privacy and personal profiling then indirectly paying with money to buy advertised products which pays for ads which pays for chrome. [1]: https://www.chromium.org/ https://www.chromium.org/ [2]: https://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php https://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php [3]: https://iridiumbrowser.de/ https://iridiumbrowser.de/ [4]: https://www.epicbrowser.com/ https://www.epicbrowser.com/ [5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome#User_tracking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome#User_tracking