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2020-10-22 Cyber

Chrome won't clear your Google and YouTube data — even if you tell it to

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Posted by 3dc 2020-10-22 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1775 views ] Top

1 Another reason why I refuse to use Google Chrome.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2020-10-22 02:39|| 2020-10-22 02:39|| Front Page Top

2 Could be the navigator. Cold be that youtube memorizes your IP. (That would not be "disloylty" from Chrome) Or could be that when you install it Chrome generates a random signature and sends it to ggodle-owned sites thus allowing them to track you. Technically Chrome wouldbe clearing your data beut that Google would defintely be cheating you

Posted by JFM 2020-10-22 05:09|| 2020-10-22 05:09|| Front Page Top

3 They are all scum. But let's face it--if you put it on the Web, it's forever.

Posted by Clem 2020-10-22 06:03|| 2020-10-22 06:03|| Front Page Top

4 So what browsers are you folks using?

I'm looking at a Lynx machine but we use Blues Iris For Win 7 & 10. Any suggestion?

Posted by Woodrow 2020-10-22 07:31|| 2020-10-22 07:31|| Front Page Top

5 Firefox and Pale Moon

Posted by Frank G 2020-10-22 08:26|| 2020-10-22 08:26|| Front Page Top

6 I use Firefox as they used to be the anti-IE/Edge, but I thought I read/heard somewhere that they (FF) are "selling out" now.

I used to run Linux on my older machine...got lazy and haven't downloaded it to this desktop. I've already had two BSOD's in recent months. Thanks to Windows.

Posted by Clem 2020-10-22 09:14|| 2020-10-22 09:14|| Front Page Top

7 I use Brave and have alot of sites whining about not allowing ads on my screen:) It's built from firefox I think, given it's made under the Mozilla license. I also make sure it's set to search using duckduckgo.

Posted by Silentbrick 2020-10-22 09:28|| 2020-10-22 09:28|| Front Page Top

8 Use Firefox to access mail because Pale Moon won't display it well if at all. Otherwise PM.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-10-22 13:52|| 2020-10-22 13:52|| Front Page Top

9 Opera. Also, DuckDuckGo now has a browser.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-10-22 17:50|| 2020-10-22 17:50|| Front Page Top

10 Could be the DuckDuckGo browser is only for cell phones.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-10-22 17:55|| 2020-10-22 17:55|| Front Page Top

11 /\ Interesting. I was going to download FF to my phone, but the reviews on FF for mobile devices were not that good. "Duck" has potential then.

Posted by Clem 2020-10-22 19:32|| 2020-10-22 19:32|| Front Page Top

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