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Both autosuggest[1] and Safe Browsing[2] sends URLs or "portion of" URLs home to Google. At least Google is fairly transparent about it, if you look for it. An
by magicalhippo 2y ago
Both autosuggest[1] and Safe Browsing[2] sends URLs or "portion of" URLs home to Google.
At least Google is fairly transparent about it, if you look for it. And I'd trust them way more than a tiny company making a "dime a dozen" app.
[1]: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/13730681?hl=en#zippy=%2Chow-we-protect-your-data%2Chow-the-address-bar-works https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/13730681?hl=en#zipp...
[2]: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/13844634?hl=en&ref_topic=9845306#zippy=%2Chow-safe-browsing-works https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/13844634?hl=en&ref_...
- Dylan16807 2y agoDoesn't safe browsing use a bloom filter to minimize those checks? Yeah autosuggest is there and it has a toggle. But that's still far from every URL you browse.