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Everything you type into the address bar gets considered for possible completion, right? And part of that quite possibly entails sending it off to Google serve

Everything you type into the address bar gets considered for possible completion, right? And part of that quite possibly entails sending it off to Google servers which take a stab at finding completions for it. Your claim seems plausible at least.

kps 7y ago
Yes, there are some options under chrome://privacy/settings that suggest they send full or partial URLs: - Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors - Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar and then there's - Use a web service to help resolve spelling errors whose description suggests it sends more than URLs.
- Karunamon 7y ago
  And, if I recall right, you're asked if you want search suggestions in the omnibar the first time you use it for that purpose.
  - liability 7y ago
    Does that prompt effectively explain its impact to nontechnical users?
janbporterb 7y ago
Also note there is a “roulette” feature in most address bars, where the browser starts loading and rendering the site before you ever hit submit. Very handy for sites wanting to pursue persistence