

On the other hand, the above may not be a huge deal if you're already subscribed to the Google ecosystem. Related: Free Anonymous Web Browsers That Are Completely Private You could even go for a Chromium-based browser to keep all of the performance of Chrome without Google collecting your data.

If the answer to either of the above is "no," it's best to stay away from Chrome and use a browser that better respects your privacy. Do you believe Google when it says that the data collection is for your own good? And if you do, are you comfortable with the browser noting down everything you do? As such, it comes down to you to make a judgment call. Google says that it collects that data to help provide the services that it does.

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