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# Google Chrome Mobile Privacy Settings
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**Following settings also apply to Ungoogled Chromium, except where mentioned otherwise.**
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Go to Settings.
## Google services
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**This section does not apply to Ungoogled Chromium**
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- Allow Chrome sign-in: Off
- Help improve Chrome's features and performance: Off
- Make searches and browsing better: Off
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- Improve search suggestions: Off
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- Touch to Search: Off
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## Search engine
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- Google Chrome: DuckDuckGo
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- Ungoogled Chromium: DuckDuckGo or any other privacy respecting search engine like Searx, Startpage etc.
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## Password Manager
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- Save passwords: Off
- Auto Sign-in: Off
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NOTE: Never save passwords in browsers. Use a password manager instead. Check out [recommendations, alternatives & reviews ](https://github.com/StellarSand/privacy-settings#recommendations-alternatives--reviews ).
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## Payment methods
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- Save and fill payment methods: Off
NOTE: Never save payment info in browsers. A password manager can be used to also save payment information.
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## Addresses and more
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- Save and fill addresses: Off
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## Privacy and security
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- Third-party cookies >
- Block third-party cookies
- Block third-party cookies > Allow related sites to see your activity in the group: Off
- Ad privacy (Does not apply to Ungoogled Chromium) >
- Ad topics: Off
- Site-suggested ads: Off
- Ad measurement: Off
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- Send a "Do Not Track" request: Off
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- Preload pages: No preloading
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- Lock Incognito tabs when you leave Chrome: On
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- Safe Browsing (Does not apply to Ungoogled Chromium) >
- Standard Protection
- Standard Protection > Help improve security on the web: Off
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- Always use secure connections: On
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- Use secure DNS >
- On
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- Choose another provider > `NextDNS` /`Cloudflare` or select `Custom` and provide URL for other secure DNS from [this list ](https://www.privacyguides.org/en/dns/ )
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Example: For Quad9, enter https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query
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- Access payment methods: Off
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## Site settings
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#### Permissions
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- Your device use: Off
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#### Content
- Intrusive ads: Off
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## Downloads
- Ask where to save files: On
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**This section does not apply to Ungoogled Chromium**
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On new tab page > Discover by Google > click gear icon > Turn off
