Soon after Google released the new Chrome Browser, I installed and tested it, and I really liked the speed of the browser and the concept of handling each individual tab as a sandbox. But I got concerned about my privacy, so I stopped using Chrome a few days later.
Now I found a Chrome based browser which respects the privacy. It is called Iron. Read here what they say about there release regarding privacy:
Problem | Chrome | Iron | |||||
Client-ID | Chrome creates a unique ID through which a user can be theoretically identified. | does not exist in Iron | |||||
Timestamp | Chrome remembers up to the second exactly when the software was installed. | does not exist in Iron | |||||
Suggest | Depending on the configuration, each time you put something in the address line,this information is to Google to provide suggestions. | does not exist in Iron | |||||
Alternate Error Pages | Depending on the configuration, if you have typed a false address in the adress bar, this is sent to Google and you get an error message from Google’s servers. | does not exist in Iron | |||||
Error Reporting | Depending on the configuration, details about crashes or failures are sent Google’s servers. | does not exist in Iron | |||||
RLZ-Tracking | This Chrome-function transmits information in encoded form to Google, for example, when and where Chrome has been downloaded. | does not exist in Iron | |||||
Google Updater | Chrome installs a updater, which loads at every Windows in background. | does not exist in Iron | |||||
URL-Tracker | Calls depending on the configuration five seconds after launch the Google homepage in background | does not exist in Iron |
from: http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_chrome_vs_iron.php
And best of all, this browser does include an Adblock filter!!
Haven’t tried using Google Chrome. Thank you for giving some of your insights or reviews regarding Google Chrome