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86 lines
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# Google Chrome Privacy Settings
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**Following settings also apply to Ungoogled Chromium, except where mentioned otherwise.**
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Go to Settings.
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## You and Google
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#### Sync and Google services
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- Allow Chrome/Chromium sign-in: Off
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- Help improve Chrome's features and performance: Off (Does not apply to Ungoogled Chromium)
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- Make searches and browsing better: Off
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- Enhanced spell check: Off (Does not apply to Ungoogled Chromium)
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- Improve search suggestions: Off
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## Autofill and passwords
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#### Google Password Manager
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- Settings >
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- Offer to save passwords: Off
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- Sign-in automatically: 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
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- Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved: Off
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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
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- Block third-party cookies
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- Allow related sites to see your activity in the group: Off
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- Send a "Do Not Track" request with your browsing traffic: Off
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#### Ads privacy
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- Ad topics: Off
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- Site-suggested ads: Off
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- Ads measurement: Off
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#### Security
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- Standard Protection
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- Help improve security on the web for everyone: Off
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- Always use secure connections: On
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- Use secure DNS: On
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- Select DNS provider: `Cloudflare`, or select `Add custom DNS service provider` and provide URL for other secure DNS from [this list](https://www.privacyguides.org/en/dns/)
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<br>Example: For Quad9, enter https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query
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- Manage V8 security: Don’t allow sites to use the V8 optimizer
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#### Site Settings
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- Additional permissions > Your device use > Don't allow sites to know when you're actively using your device
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- Additional content settings > Intrusive ads > Ads are blocked on sites known to show intrusive or misleading ads
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- Automatically remove permissions from unused sites: On
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## Performance
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#### Speed
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- Preload pages: Off
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## Search engine
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- Search engine > Change > `DuckDuckGo` or add any other privacy respecting search engine from `Manage search engines and site search`.
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## Languages
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- Spell check: Off
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## Downloads
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- Ask where to save each file before downloading: On |