privacy-settings/Privacy Settings/Google-Chrome.md

# Google Chrome Privacy Settings

**Following settings also apply to Ungoogled Chromium, except where mentioned otherwise.**

Go to Settings.


## You and Google

#### Sync and Google services
- Allow Chrome/Chromium sign-in: Off
- Help improve Chrome's features and performance: Off (Does not apply to Ungoogled Chromium)
- Make searches and browsing better: Off
- Enhanced spell check: Off (Does not apply to Ungoogled Chromium)
- Improve search suggestions: Off


## Autofill and passwords

#### Google Password Manager
- Settings >
  - Offer to save passwords: Off
  - Sign-in automatically: Off

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).

#### Payment methods
- Save and fill payment methods: Off
- Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved: Off

NOTE: Never save payment info in browsers. A password manager can be used to also save payment information.

#### Addresses and more
- Save and fill addresses: Off


## Privacy and security

#### Third-party cookies
- Block third-party cookies
  - Allow related sites to see your activity in the group: Off
- Send a "Do Not Track" request with your browsing traffic: Off

#### Ad privacy
- Ad topics: Off
- Site-suggested ads: Off
- Ad measurement: Off

#### Security
- Standard Protection
  - Help improve security on the web for everyone: Off
- Always use secure connections: On
- Use secure DNS >
  - On
  - With > `NextDNS/Cloudflare`, or select `Customized` and provide URL for other secure DNS from [this list](https://www.privacyguides.org/dns/)

  Example: For Quad9, enter https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query

#### Site Settings
- Additional permissions > Your device use > Don't allow sites to know when you're actively using your device
- Additional content settings > Intrusive ads > Ads are blocked on sites known to show intrusive or misleading ads


## Performance

#### Speed
- Preload pages: Off


## Search engine
- Search engine used in address bar: DuckDuckGo or add any other privacy respecting search engine from `Manage search engines and site search`.


## Languages
- Spell check: Off


## Downloads
- Ask where to save each file before downloading: On
Add files via upload 2021-07-09 01:54:00 +02:00			`# Google Chrome Privacy Settings`

Updated settings and versions 2022-11-29 16:47:59 +01:00			`Following settings also apply to Ungoogled Chromium, except where mentioned otherwise.`
added ungoogled chromium settings and fixed typos 2021-07-24 23:42:32 +02:00
Update Google-Chrome-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-09 16:19:38 +02:00			`Go to Settings.`
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			`## You and Google`

			`#### Sync and Google services`
added ungoogled chromium settings and fixed typos 2021-07-24 23:42:32 +02:00			`- Allow Chrome/Chromium sign-in: Off`
			`- Help improve Chrome's features and performance: Off (Does not apply to Ungoogled Chromium)`
Add files via upload 2021-07-09 01:54:00 +02:00			`- Make searches and browsing better: Off`
added ungoogled chromium settings and fixed typos 2021-07-24 23:42:32 +02:00			`- Enhanced spell check: Off (Does not apply to Ungoogled Chromium)`
updated versions 2023-08-21 17:10:54 +02:00			`- Improve search suggestions: Off`
Add files via upload 2021-07-09 01:54:00 +02:00
Update Google-Chrome-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-10-13 17:23:49 +02:00

added cromite, updated versions & other changes 2023-09-11 17:54:07 +02:00			`## Autofill and passwords`
Update Google-Chrome-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-10-13 17:23:49 +02:00
updated versions 2023-08-21 17:10:54 +02:00			`#### Google Password Manager`
			`- Settings >`
			`- Offer to save passwords: Off`
			`- Sign-in automatically: Off`
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updated profile url 2023-09-22 17:03:00 +02:00			`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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Updated settings and versions 2022-11-29 16:47:59 +01:00			`#### Payment methods`
Add files via upload 2021-07-09 01:54:00 +02:00			`- Save and fill payment methods: Off`
			`- Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved: Off`

			`NOTE: Never save payment info in browsers. A password manager can be used to also save payment information.`

			`#### Addresses and more`
			`- Save and fill addresses: Off`



Updated browsers and Windows 10 & 11 2022-08-06 19:56:17 +02:00			`## Privacy and security`
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added cromite, updated versions & other changes 2023-09-11 17:54:07 +02:00			`#### Third-party cookies`
Add files via upload 2021-07-09 01:54:00 +02:00			`- Block third-party cookies`
updated settings 2023-10-08 19:40:38 +02:00			`- Allow related sites to see your activity in the group: Off`
updated settings & versions 2023-12-18 16:04:45 +01:00			`- Send a "Do Not Track" request with your browsing traffic: Off`
Add files via upload 2021-07-09 01:54:00 +02:00
added cromite, updated versions & other changes 2023-09-11 17:54:07 +02:00			`#### Ad privacy`
			`- Ad topics: Off`
			`- Site-suggested ads: Off`
			`- Ad measurement: Off`

Add files via upload 2021-07-09 01:54:00 +02:00			`#### Security`
updated browsers 2022-06-04 18:59:54 +02:00			`- Standard Protection`
			`- Help improve security on the web for everyone: Off`
Update Google-Chrome-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-10-13 17:23:49 +02:00			`- Always use secure connections: On`
updated browsers 2022-06-04 18:59:54 +02:00			`- Use secure DNS >`
			`- On`
updated settings 2023-10-08 19:40:38 +02:00			- With > `NextDNS/Cloudflare`, or select `Customized` and provide URL for other secure DNS from [this list](https://www.privacyguides.org/dns/)
Updated browsers and added examples 2022-04-30 14:11:25 +02:00
			`Example: For Quad9, enter https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query`
Add files via upload 2021-07-09 01:54:00 +02:00
Update Google-Chrome-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-10 00:17:31 +01:00			`#### Site Settings`
			`- Additional permissions > Your device use > Don't allow sites to know when you're actively using your device`
updated versions 2023-08-21 17:10:54 +02:00			`- Additional content settings > Intrusive ads > Ads are blocked on sites known to show intrusive or misleading ads`
Update Google-Chrome-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-10 00:17:31 +01:00
Add files via upload 2021-07-09 01:54:00 +02:00

updated settings & versions 2023-11-12 21:42:12 +01:00			`## Performance`

			`#### Speed`
			`- Preload pages: Off`



added search engine 2021-07-24 15:58:40 +02:00			`## Search engine`
added cromite, updated versions & other changes 2023-09-11 17:54:07 +02:00			- Search engine used in address bar: DuckDuckGo or add any other privacy respecting search engine from `Manage search engines and site search`.
added search engine 2021-07-24 15:58:40 +02:00


Updated browsers and Windows 10 & 11 2022-08-06 19:56:17 +02:00			`## Languages`
Add files via upload 2021-07-09 01:54:00 +02:00			`- Spell check: Off`

Updated browsers and Windows 10 & 11 2022-08-06 19:56:17 +02:00

			`## Downloads`
changes noted in changelog 2022-01-26 01:10:42 +01:00			`- Ask where to save each file before downloading: On`