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Ask HN: Does Chrome still 'call home' even if I use another search engine?
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AlexAMEEE
on April 4, 2017
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Given that I use duckduckgo and I'm not logged in, into any google accounts, does Chrome still send my data to the mothership ?
( ignore the updates )
dandelion_lover
on April 4, 2017
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You can never know for sure, because it is closed source. If it matters for you use free software, such as Firefox.
davelnewton
on April 4, 2017
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What data? Run it through a proxy and check.
AlexAMEEE
on April 4, 2017
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> What data?
Browsing habits, visited sites etc...
davelnewton
on April 6, 2017
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I'd say run it through a proxy and just check. I seriously doubt it, though.
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