Google's Chrome browser collects too much user data and uses it for advertising. Forbes author Zak Doffman stated this in his column.
Doffman noted that, in theory, disclosing personal data that Google collects could harm a user's privacy. In support of his thesis that Chrome is dangerous, the journalist recalled that Google makes billions of dollars in advertising and, accordingly, selling consumer data to third parties. “In this respect, it is no different from Facebook,” said Doffman.
The specialist also said that he had criticized Chrome earlier, and received a response from Google that the company does not analyze user content in those services where they mainly store their private data. Representatives of the corporation listed the most secure applications – Gmail mail, Drive cloud storage, Calendar and Photo services. “You may notice that Chrome is not on this list,” the author emphasized. The journalist also said that in this way Google indirectly admits that it is studying the history of visits to sites and payment data of Chrome users.
In his report, the author noted that the only information that Google does not collect is data that is not related to user IDs – they simply do not need it. “Chrome isn't even trying to protect the privacy of its consumers,” concluded Zach Doffman.
The journalist also compiled a rating of the most dangerous browsers. Chrome came first, followed by Apple's Safari and Microsoft Edge. The least dangerous program for visiting web pages was named DuckDuckGo.
Previously, experts from Avast named ways that you can reduce the risk of identity theft on the network. In particular, experts recommend disabling geolocation on a smartphone and not logging into an account on those sites where registration is not required to access content.
