Ask HN: Does Chrome still 'call home' even if I use another search engine?

Posted by AlexAMEEE on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @03:25PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Given that I use duckduckgo and I'm not logged in, into any google accounts, does Chrome still send my data to the mothership ?

( ignore the updates )

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Re:Ask HN: Does Chrome still 'call home' even if I use anoth... by dandelion_lover on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @03:51PM (#14036540)

You can never know for sure, because it is closed source. If it matters for you use free software, such as Firefox.

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Re:Ask HN: Does Chrome still 'call home' even if I use anoth... by davelnewton on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @04:00PM (#14036611)

What data? Run it through a proxy and check.

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Re:Ask HN: Does Chrome still 'call home' even if I use anoth... by AlexAMEEE on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @04:17PM (#14036772)

> What data?

Browsing habits, visited sites etc...

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Re:Ask HN: Does Chrome still 'call home' even if I use anoth... by davelnewton on Thursday April 06, 2017 @02:18PM (#14053081)

I'd say run it through a proxy and just check. I seriously doubt it, though.

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