Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome

Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by ricardbejarano on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:09PM (#26479668)

Fair enough.

But beware, Chrome's lead on render speed is most likely thanks to the performance data they collect. Any other browser you may choose might not collect that data, but don't be surprised if it halves your battery life and takes twice the time to render stuff (such as Firefox in macOS about 6 months ago, don't know how it performs now).

There are reasons for data collection, and I don't think everything is used for malitious intent, which is DDG's point.

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by passivate on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:31PM (#26480001)

>There are reasons for data collection, and I don't think everything is used for malitious intent, which is DDG's point.

That is not DDG's point at all. Their point is right in the linked tweet - "Spying on users has nothing to do with building a great web browser or search engine."

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by fooker on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:19PM (#26479815)

Chrome halves battery life on macs, compared to Safari.

Clearly the fix is collecting even more performance data! :)

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by EasyTiger_ on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:32PM (#26480033)

> Any other browser you may choose might not collect that data, but don't be surprised if it halves your battery life

This is literally what Chrome does on a MacBook, the battery drain is insane

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by tehjoker on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @02:04PM (#26480531)

Incredible that performance analysis for benefiting consumers is being linked to advertising and behavioral analysis for making profits.

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by ipaddr on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @05:42PM (#26483447)

I think it opens many file pointers and keeps them open. Trying to run chrome with anything that has io operations on an older machine and you can see how chrome hogs resources.

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by yoyohello13 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:39PM (#26480160)

I happily trade 'slower' performance for more privacy.

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by d1zzy on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @04:19PM (#26482286)

And you make that trade by using another browser (or Internet search service, email service, etc).

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by sixothree on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:42PM (#26480195)

Are you suggesting Chrome isn't a battery hog?

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