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Sep 13, 2023 |
Glyn Moody |
Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security, Surveillance,

Google Built a Surveillance System Into Its Chrome Browser to “Improve Privacy”

Google has announced that its Privacy Sandbox for the Web is now generally available to anyone using Chrome browser. It’s the latest iteration of Google’s efforts to improve online privacy without harming its digital advertising ecosystem, which currently provides around $30 billion of its revenue each year. This blog first wrote about Google’s Privacy Sandbox … Continue reading “Google Built a Surveillance System Into Its Chrome Browser to “Improve Privacy””

Dec 3, 2018 |
Summer Hirst |
General Privacy News, Guides,

Best Browsers for Privacy and Security

Every day, we do so many activities on our browsers – online shopping, social media, streaming music and movies, and so much more. And every step you take gives advertisers another clue about your browsing habits so they can target you better. If you use the default settings on your browser, you’re exposing a lot … Continue reading “Best Browsers for Privacy and Security”

Sep 25, 2018 |
Jayson Q. |
General Privacy News, Guides,

How to stop Chrome running in the background

With the changes to Chrome 69 (Chrome 69.0.3497.81 to be precise), Google pushed out a change which stealthily signs you into the Chrome application. This means that all your browsing habits can (and Google say they’re not currently profiling people) be logged, even when not using Chrome. Chrome runs in the background because the next … Continue reading “How to stop Chrome running in the background”