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>If you want to use Google, use the barebones search query (http://google.com/search?q=%s http://google.com/search?q=%s) >Disable the webservice for finding na

>If you want to use Google, use the barebones search query (http://google.com/search?q=%s http://google.com/search?q=%s) >Disable the webservice for finding navigation errors (happens via Google) >Disable the autocomplete omnibox features (happens via Google) >Disable the prediction of network actions (happens via Google) >Disable protection against phising and malware (happens via Google) >Disable requests for translating webpages (happens via Google) >Disable HTTPS validity checks (happens via Google) >Disable background apps >Disable Google Cloudprinter detection And with that, you have gotten rid of all tracking interaction via Google at browser level which is user configurable (i.e. accessible via chrome://settings).

jackweirdy 13y ago
Just noticed that for me (on ubuntu at least) the default provider sends a lot of stuff as well as the query! {google:baseURL}search?q=%s&client=ubuntu&channel=cs&{google:RLZ}{google:originalQueryForSuggestion}{google:assistedQueryStats}{google:searchFieldtrialParameter}{google:searchClient}{google:sourceId}{google:instantExtendedEnabledParameter}{google:omniboxStartMarginParameter}ie={inputEncoding}
j889 13y ago
"which is user configurable" The vast majority of Chrome's users have no idea what any of those terms even mean, or what the tracking actually entails. Most people don't read EULAs and will never touch program defaults. They certainly don't fully understand the compromises they are making with their privacy. Having these options available is irrelevant for most people.
josteink 13y ago
Out of curiousity... Are all those options in Chromium too? Does anyone know for certain what differences between Chromium and the closed-source Chrome is? I find it very hard to trust a browser from the internet's biggest user-tracking- and ad-agency.
- pearjuice 13y ago
  These are the only options you can modify from the assigned UI for it (chrome://config). As far as I know, Chrome is the branded version of Chromium. Chromium development is done by open source contributions, but mostly they are on the Google payroll. What do they get from this? As you said: user-tracking so they can deliver even more targeted advertisements. It is great they also deliver a FOSS-ish browser, but there is only a small minority actually using Chromium. The majority gets to use Chrome which, due to Google branding, is vastly more popular. Their search engine also greatly benefits from all the data hoarded.

jackweirdy 13y ago

Just noticed that for me (on ubuntu at least) the default provider sends a lot of stuff as well as the query! {google:baseURL}search?q=%s&client=ubuntu&channel=cs&{google:RLZ}{google:originalQueryForSuggestion}{google:assistedQueryStats}{google:searchFieldtrialParameter}{google:searchClient}{google:sourceId}{google:instantExtendedEnabledParameter}{google:omniboxStartMarginParameter}ie={inputEncoding}

j889 13y ago

"which is user configurable" The vast majority of Chrome's users have no idea what any of those terms even mean, or what the tracking actually entails. Most people don't read EULAs and will never touch program defaults. They certainly don't fully understand the compromises they are making with their privacy. Having these options available is irrelevant for most people.

josteink 13y ago

Out of curiousity... Are all those options in Chromium too? Does anyone know for certain what differences between Chromium and the closed-source Chrome is? I find it very hard to trust a browser from the internet's biggest user-tracking- and ad-agency.

pearjuice 13y ago
These are the only options you can modify from the assigned UI for it (chrome://config). As far as I know, Chrome is the branded version of Chromium. Chromium development is done by open source contributions, but mostly they are on the Google payroll. What do they get from this? As you said: user-tracking so they can deliver even more targeted advertisements. It is great they also deliver a FOSS-ish browser, but there is only a small minority actually using Chromium. The majority gets to use Chrome which, due to Google branding, is vastly more popular. Their search engine also greatly benefits from all the data hoarded.