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Re:Chrome exempts Google sites from user site data settings by lima on Sunday October 18, 2020 @02:54PM (#24820197)
The "proprietary changes that google adds" are API keys[1], branding, and external plugins like Flash/Widevine. Other than those, the source code is identical.

[1]: https://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys

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Re:Chrome exempts Google sites from user site data settings by tedivm on Sunday October 18, 2020 @06:56PM (#24821802)
> Other than those, the source code is identical.

How do you know, and how can we prove it?

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Re:Chrome exempts Google sites from user site data settings by judge2020 on Sunday October 18, 2020 @09:16PM (#24822557)
You could decompile, inspect, and debug chrome if you must, but doing something so easily viewable and auditable would be a huge blow to their reputation.
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